Cost of living comparison

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United Kingdom vs. Alabama Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 12.7% more expensive than Alabama.

Restaurants
pay 5.0% more in United Kingdom
Groceries
pay 19.6% less in United Kingdom
Transportation
pay 61.8% more in United Kingdom
Housing
pay 16.6% more in United Kingdom
Childcare
pay 17.7% more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.9% more in United Kingdom
Clothing
pay 18.9% more in United Kingdom

The cost of transportation, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Alabama.

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United Kingdom vs. Alabama Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Alabama, you would:

pay 5.0% more for restaurants

 
Alabama
United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.35
 
 $21.32
£15.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.91
 
 $10.25
£7.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
 
 $2.54
£1.91
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pay 19.6% less for groceries

 
Alabama
United Kingdom
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.21
 
 $1.67
£1.26
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.98
 
 $4.62
£3.47
Milk (1 gallon) $3.59
 
 $6.01
£4.51
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pay 61.8% more for transportation

 
Alabama
United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.42
 
 $7.59
£5.69
Monthly public transit pass $56.25
 
 $99.20
£74.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,593.67
 
 $37,629.43
£28,233.36
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pay 16.6% more for housing

 
Alabama
United Kingdom
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $63.87
 
 $41.42
£31.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,151.48
 
 $1,299.59
£975.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $905.26
 
 $1,069.01
£802.08
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pay 17.7% more for childcare

 
Alabama
United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,339.24
 
 $1,589.10
£1,192.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,736.97
 
 $23,025.39
£17,275.95
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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Alabama
United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.20
 
 $6.50
£4.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
 
 $4.66
£3.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.81
 
 $22.34
£16.76
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pay 18.9% more for clothing

 
Alabama
United Kingdom
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $50.11
 
 $85.37
£64.05
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.87
 
 $44.93
£33.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.82
 
 $95.35
£71.54
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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