Cost of living comparison
Middlesbrough is 9.5% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Middlesbrough instead of United States, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
United States
|
Middlesbrough
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$21.44
£17.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.77
£2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.53
£1.23
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
United States
|
Middlesbrough
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.81
£1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$2.97
£2.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$7.24
£5.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.03
£2.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.55
£2.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.06
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.90
£0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.77
£0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.55
£0.44
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
United States
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.36
£5.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$75.67
£60.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$13.04
£10.41
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
United States
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$61.48
£49.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$567.55
£453.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$662.14
£528.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$434.01
£346.54
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$882.85
£704.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$27,326.37
£21,819.20
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$6.31
£5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$3.56
£2.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$17.03
£13.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$48.43
£38.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
United States
|
Middlesbrough
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$54.65
£43.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$157.65
£125.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$79.88
£63.78
|
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