Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 81.0% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Victoria
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
Victoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
Victoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Victoria
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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