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United Kingdom

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United States

New York City vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 2.2 times more expensive than Kingston Upon Hull.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% more in New York City
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in New York City
Transportation: pay 7.7% less in New York City
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in New York City
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in New York City
Clothing: pay 69.9% more in New York City

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in New York City are more expensive than in Kingston Upon Hull. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in New York City.

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New York City vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Kingston Upon Hull, you would:

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pay 52.7% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Hull	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.15 £15.12	$26.50	+31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.94	$14.50	+56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 £1.48	$3.95	+99.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 £1.06	$2.97	+109.3%
Average			+52.7%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. New York City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Hull	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 £1.12	$4.78	+220.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.82 £2.12	$9.47	+235.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.93 £5.95	$5.13	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 £3.01	$6.03	+50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 £2.47	$7.93	+140.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 £0.91	$3.11	+156.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 £0.55	$0.96	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 £0.88	$2.83	+140.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 £0.65	$3.08	+256.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.53	$1.83	+159.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 £0.41	$2.04	+274.1%
Average			+123.7%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. New York City - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.7% less for transportation

	Kingston Upon Hull	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 £5.56	$4.31	-41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.46 £72.38	$140.00	+45.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	$35,458.00	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.84 £10.38	$20.44	+47.7%
Average			-7.7%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. New York City - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Kingston Upon Hull	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.13 £33.11	$71.57	+62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.65 £584.97	$4,447.32	+470.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$712.25 £534.40	$3,217.65	+351.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.72 £140.85	$164.80	-12.2%
Average			+268.5%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. New York City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Kingston Upon Hull	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,390.15 £1,043.03	$3,379.10	+143.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,015.02 £17,268.17	$60,882.67	+164.5%
Average			+153.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Hull	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 £3.22	$8.50	+97.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.03 £3.02	$6.50	+61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.60	$19.00	-19.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.66 £28.26	$121.41	+222.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.75 £6.57	$22.50	+157.0%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 69.9% more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Hull	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.54 £38.67	$75.86	+47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.09 £25.58	$54.45	+59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.96 £59.24	$120.38	+52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.82 £42.63	$132.00	+132.3%
Average			+69.9%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. New York City - Cost of clothing

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