Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 52.7% more expensive than Alicante.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Alicante
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.07
€8.51
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Alicante
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.35
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
€5.58
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.56
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Alicante
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.95
€6.52
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.09
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,310.83
€26,551.76
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 36.9% more for housing
Alicante
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.14
€33.90
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$702.27
€658.64
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.86
€575.72
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.61
€109.37
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Alicante
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.85
€288.72
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,951.82
€6,519.88
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Alicante
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.89
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
€5.23
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€40.07
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Alicante
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
€72.64
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.53
€31.45
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.59
€70.89
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.46
€77.34
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about United Kingdom or Alicante. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.