Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 16.7% more expensive than Ohio.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Ohio, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Ohio
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.21
|
$18.70
£14.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$9.25
£7.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.23
£1.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$1.57
£1.23
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Ohio
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$1.53
£1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
|
$4.35
£3.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.08
|
$5.92
£4.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$3.77
£2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
|
$3.70
£2.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.23
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.26
£0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.42
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
Ohio
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$7.07
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.42
|
$98.23
£77.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,661.16
|
$34,832.80
£27,350.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.08
|
$17.15
£13.47
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Ohio
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.00
|
$39.40
£30.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,081.51
|
$1,243.58
£976.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.48
|
$1,020.84
£801.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.96
|
$229.21
£179.98
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
Ohio
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$947.56
|
$1,497.56
£1,175.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,164.21
|
$18,629.32
£14,627.88
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ohio
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
|
$5.63
£4.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
|
$4.12
£3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
|
$17.47
£13.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
|
$45.31
£35.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
|
$12.89
£10.13
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Ohio
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.17
|
$78.43
£61.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.16
|
$40.13
£31.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.54
|
$90.36
£70.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.19
|
$96.72
£75.95
|
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