Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 6.6% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Texas, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
|
$18.07
£13.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$8.96
£6.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
|
$4.24
£3.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$5.75
£4.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
|
$3.68
£2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
|
$3.66
£2.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.95
|
$7.22
£5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$94.64
£72.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,182.43
|
$33,464.66
£25,503.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.04
|
$16.98
£12.94
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.80
|
$37.59
£28.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,365.53
|
$1,224.35
£933.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,173.17
|
$974.65
£742.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.90
|
$234.45
£178.68
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.12
|
$1,426.61
£1,087.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,408.62
|
$18,036.83
£13,746.01
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.10
|
$5.42
£4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.41
|
$16.35
£12.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.15
|
$43.82
£33.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.51
|
$12.87
£9.81
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.24
|
$76.61
£58.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.55
|
$39.64
£30.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.95
|
$90.51
£68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.82
|
$94.66
£72.14
|
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