Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 8.0% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Texas, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$18.70
£14.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$3.77
£2.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$7.07
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$98.23
£77.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$34,832.80
£27,605.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$39.40
£31.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$1,243.58
£985.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$1,020.84
£809.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$229.21
£181.65
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$1,497.56
£1,186.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$18,629.32
£14,764.09
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$17.47
£13.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$45.31
£35.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$12.89
£10.22
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Texas
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$78.43
£62.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$40.13
£31.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$90.36
£71.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$96.72
£76.65
|
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