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Massachusetts vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Massachusetts is 20.8% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 8.7% more in Massachusetts
Groceries
pay 53.1% more in Massachusetts
Transportation
pay 30.7% less in Massachusetts
Housing
pay 52.8% more in Massachusetts
Childcare
pay 28.4% more in Massachusetts
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.2% less in Massachusetts
Clothing
pay 12.4% less in Massachusetts

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

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Massachusetts vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Massachusetts instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 8.7% more for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.32
£15.99
$21.38
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.25
£7.69
$11.97
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
£1.91
$2.74
 
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pay 53.1% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.67
£1.26
$3.86
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.62
£3.47
$7.01
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
£4.51
$4.07
 
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pay 30.7% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.59
£5.69
$3.83
 
Monthly public transit pass $99.20
£74.43
$71.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,629.43
£28,233.36
$35,766.23
 
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pay 52.8% more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.42
£31.08
$73.63
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,299.59
£975.08
$2,181.37
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,069.01
£802.08
$1,944.96
 
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pay 28.4% more for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,589.10
£1,192.30
$2,041.15
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,025.39
£17,275.95
$29,539.47
 
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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
£4.88
$6.35
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.66
£3.50
$5.18
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $22.34
£16.76
$12.90
 
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pay 12.4% less for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.37
£64.05
$51.91
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.93
£33.71
$36.86
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.35
£71.54
$92.15
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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