Cost of living comparison

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Pennsylvania vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Pennsylvania is 0.5% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.8% less in Pennsylvania
Groceries
pay 38.3% more in Pennsylvania
Transportation
pay 31.7% less in Pennsylvania
Housing
pay 2.6% more in Pennsylvania
Childcare
pay 25.3% more in Pennsylvania
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.7% less in Pennsylvania
Clothing
pay 13.0% less in Pennsylvania

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

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Pennsylvania vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.8% less for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Pennsylvania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.32
£15.99
$18.33
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.25
£7.69
$10.65
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
£1.91
$2.53
 
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pay 38.3% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Pennsylvania
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.67
£1.26
$3.46
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.62
£3.47
$6.84
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
£4.51
$4.40
 
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pay 31.7% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Pennsylvania
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.59
£5.69
$3.94
 
Monthly public transit pass $99.20
£74.43
$68.65
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,629.43
£28,233.36
$32,933.68
 
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pay 2.6% more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Pennsylvania
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.42
£31.08
$65.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,299.59
£975.08
$1,409.20
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,069.01
£802.08
$1,175.46
 
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pay 25.3% more for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Pennsylvania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,589.10
£1,192.30
$1,599.14
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,025.39
£17,275.95
$35,945.71
 
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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Pennsylvania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
£4.88
$5.83
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.66
£3.50
$5.07
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $22.34
£16.76
$11.50
 
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pay 13.0% less for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Pennsylvania
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.37
£64.05
$49.41
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.93
£33.71
$43.41
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.35
£71.54
$88.01
 
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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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