Cost of living comparison

 Germany
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United Kingdom vs. Germany Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 29.1% more expensive than Germany overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.8% less in United Kingdom
Groceries
pay 6.8% less in United Kingdom
Transportation
pay 27.0% more in United Kingdom
Housing
pay 25.5% more in United Kingdom
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.4% more in United Kingdom
Clothing
pay 7.3% less in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom vs. Germany Cost Breakdown

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

pay 7.8% less for restaurants

 
Germany
United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.04
€13.37
$18.70
£14.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.20
€9.71
$9.25
£7.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.80
€2.67
$2.23
£1.79

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

 
Germany
United Kingdom
Bread
1 loaf
$2.03
€1.93
$1.53
£1.22
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.71
€6.39
$4.35
£3.49
Milk (1 gallon) $4.38
€4.17
$5.92
£4.74

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pay 27.0% more for transportation

 
Germany
United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.07
€6.73
$7.07
£5.67
Monthly public transit pass $52.96
€50.42
$98.23
£78.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,807.86
€27,429.52
$34,832.80
£27,900.83

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pay 25.5% more for housing

 
Germany
United Kingdom
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.22
€45.91
$39.40
£31.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $790.39
€752.58
$1,243.58
£996.10
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.27
€595.36
$1,020.84
£817.69

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Germany
United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $458.39
€436.46
$1,497.56
£1,199.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,308.95
€11,720.01
$18,629.32
£14,921.96

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Germany
United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.42
€4.21
$5.63
£4.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
€3.32
$4.12
£3.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.74
€8.32
$17.47
£13.99

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

 
Germany
United Kingdom
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.34
€78.40
$78.43
£62.82
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.78
€38.83
$40.13
£32.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.59
€87.21
$90.36
£72.37

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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