Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 16.1% more expensive than Iowa.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
Iowa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.06
|
$18.07
£13.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Iowa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
|
$4.24
£3.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$5.75
£4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
|
$3.66
£2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.40
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Iowa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.22
|
$7.22
£5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$94.64
£73.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,291.62
|
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.84
|
$16.98
£13.14
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Iowa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.69
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.08
|
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.82
|
$974.65
£754.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.13
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Iowa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.74
|
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,379.75
|
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
|
$5.42
£4.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.26
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.83
|
$43.82
£33.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$12.87
£9.96
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Iowa
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.34
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.37
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.19
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.97
|
$94.66
£73.27
|
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