Cost of Living in United Kingdom

Summary of cost of living in United Kingdom:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 15.00 £ 8.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00 £ 40.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 6.39 £ 5.50-8.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 4.50 £ 3.00-6.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.00 £ 3.00-6.00
Cappuccino (regular) 3.05 £ 2.00-4.10
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.55 £ 1.00-2.75
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.14 £ 0.80-2.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.05 £ 2.27-5.68
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 0.99 £ 0.54-1.81
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.65 £ 0.32-1.13
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.32 £ 1.19-3.60
Local Cheese (1 lb) 2.82 £ 1.36-5.44
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.69 £ 1.36-4.08
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 4.19 £ 2.18-6.80
Apples (1 lb) 0.91 £ 0.45-1.53
Banana (1 lb) 0.50 £ 0.33-1.00
Oranges (1 lb) 0.84 £ 0.44-1.81
Tomato (1 lb) 0.97 £ 0.43-1.81
Potato (1 lb) 0.50 £ 0.21-0.91
Onion (1 lb) 0.45 £ 0.27-0.91
Lettuce (1 head) 0.73 £ 0.45-1.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.02 £ 0.50-1.80
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 7.27 £ 5.00-11.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.84 £ 1.00-3.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.12 £ 1.00-3.51
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 12.75 £ 11.00-16.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 2.50 £ 2.00-4.50
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 67.80 £ 50.00-165.43
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.00 £ 1.80-4.50
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.00 £ 1.21-4.33
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 17.40 £ 9.00-36.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 5.89 £ 5.51-6.78
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 23,000.00 £ 20,000.00-26,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 23,652.31 £ 20,000.00-28,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 210.83 £ 120.00-400.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 11.73 £ 11.00-18.08
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 30.36 £ 25.00-45.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 32.06 £ 18.00-60.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 10.94 £ 6.00-15.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 10.00 £ 7.00-15.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 1,110.91 £ 780.00-1,750.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 14,367.16 £ 9,000.00-26,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 61.83 £ 29.00-95.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 30.44 £ 16.00-50.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 66.92 £ 40.00-100.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 67.31 £ 35.00-115.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 932.93 £ 542.75-2,104.79
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 726.43 £ 455.00-1,493.13
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,615.18 £ 1,000.00-4,077.08
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,224.37 £ 800.00-2,581.63
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 416.67 £ 209.03-1,250.63
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 311.87 £ 167.22-743.60
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2,326.27 £
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 5.06 2.50-5.90

Prices in United Kingdom

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Last update: October 2023
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Sources and References
Distribution of Expenses Using Our Statistical Model:
  

By City in United Kingdom

Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
London 80.8 66.4 73.9 59.8 89.7 84.1
Cambridge 68.1 40.3 54.7 58.4 73.5 96.6
Oxford 66.6 42.6 55.0 58.0 64.2 91.7
Brighton 65.0 41.1 53.5 53.1 69.5 77.2
Glasgow 64.2 27.4 46.5 51.5 68.5 96.7
Manchester 63.2 30.0 47.2 48.8 70.7 84.0
Bristol 63.1 36.3 50.2 50.3 69.8 84.9
Edinburgh 63.1 35.5 49.8 50.1 72.2 82.9
Reading 63.1 34.0 49.1 49.9 84.0 103.4
Nottingham 62.9 24.6 44.5 57.6 59.4 89.3
Liverpool 62.9 24.3 44.3 51.9 68.3 80.9
Leeds 62.3 26.9 45.3 49.9 69.0 94.0
Bournemouth 61.7 33.3 48.1 48.0 80.6 70.1
Sheffield 60.6 25.2 43.5 47.9 61.7 80.5
Belfast 60.0 24.4 42.9 48.8 73.9 84.7
Exeter 59.7 29.4 45.1 49.0 64.3 83.7
Portsmouth 59.6 27.5 44.1 53.3 60.5 99.0
Newcastle upon Tyne 59.4 23.5 42.1 49.0 67.3 86.2
Milton Keynes 59.2 32.5 46.4 48.1 62.3 118.0
Norwich 58.7 26.9 43.4 45.5 72.3 86.7
Cardiff 58.5 27.3 43.5 48.5 66.5 88.9
Birmingham 58.4 29.6 44.5 47.4 58.0 96.1
Aberdeen 58.1 19.5 39.5 47.0 65.9 117.1
Leicester 56.9 25.9 41.9 45.4 62.6 87.1
Coventry 55.0 23.0 39.6 46.5 49.8 137.9
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