Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 34.1% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Texas, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
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Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.27
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
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pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
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pay 95.9% more for transportation
|
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.92
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,016.06
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.26
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
|
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.33
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,009.85
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.43
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
|
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$745.43
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,586.74
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.85
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.11
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.02
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
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pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
Texas
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.98
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.18
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.86
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.03
|
$86.00
£66.45
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