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United Kingdom

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United States

United States vs. Middlesbrough Cost of Living Summary

United States is 17.9% more expensive than Middlesbrough.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in United States
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in United States
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in United States
Housing: pay 54.9% more in United States
Childcare: pay 5.5% more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in United States
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in United States

The cost of housing, groceries, and childcare in United States are more expensive than in Middlesbrough. Expenses including transportation, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in United States.

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United States vs. Middlesbrough Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Middlesbrough, you would:

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Middlesbrough	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.79 £17.78	$19.86	-16.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.90	$11.42	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.35 £1.76	$2.67	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 £1.36	$2.05	+12.9%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Middlesbrough	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 £1.04	$3.63	+161.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 £2.87	$6.52	+70.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 £3.55	$3.98	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$4.30	+18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 £2.41	$5.46	+69.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$2.34	+112.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.80	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 £0.90	$2.02	+68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 £0.90	$2.19	+82.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$1.34	+68.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.53	$1.39	+95.5%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Middlesbrough	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.46 £5.58	$4.01	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 £69.16	$66.70	-27.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,779.88 £28,247.71	$34,164.82	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.02
Average			-30.7%

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pay 54.9% more for housing

	Middlesbrough	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.84 £31.28	$70.22	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,013.10 £757.49	$1,681.01	+65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$682.74 £510.48	$1,404.28	+105.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.45 £199.97	$157.64	-41.1%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 5.5% more for childcare

	Middlesbrough	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$800.57 £598.58	$1,450.99	+81.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$39,643.11 £29,640.83	$24,361.50	-38.5%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Middlesbrough	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.63 £3.46	$6.00	+29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.61 £3.45	$5.31	+15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.80	$10.42	-53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.65 £37.87	$50.68	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.54 £10.87	$13.95	-4.1%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Middlesbrough	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.92 £80.69	$53.15	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.86 £39.52	$41.88	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.98 £83.73	$89.76	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.71 £79.04	$114.01	+7.8%
Average			-23.8%

Middlesbrough vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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