Cost of living comparison

 United Kingdom
compared to
 Croydon, United Kingdom
Croydon vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Croydon is 12.8% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 15.3% more in Croydon
Groceries
pay 7.0% more in Croydon
Transportation
pay 11.0% more in Croydon
Housing
pay 32.1% more in Croydon
Childcare
pay 7.8% more in Croydon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1% more in Croydon
Clothing
pay 14.2% more in Croydon

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Croydon are more expensive than in United Kingdom.

Croydon vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.3% more for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Croydon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.70
£13.81
$25.83
£19.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
£6.83
$8.84
£6.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
£1.65
$2.46
£1.82

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Croydon
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
£1.13
$1.87
£1.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.35
£3.21
$4.26
£3.15
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
£4.37
$6.25
£4.62

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Croydon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.07
£5.22
$7.02
£5.19
Monthly public transit pass $98.23
£72.53
$115.59
£85.35
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,832.80
£25,720.15
$36,531.14
£26,974.19

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pay 32.1% more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Croydon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.40
£29.10
$41.38
£30.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,243.58
£918.25
$1,915.78
£1,414.59
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,020.84
£753.78
$1,595.05
£1,177.77

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pay 7.8% more for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Croydon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,497.56
£1,105.78
$1,653.17
£1,220.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,629.32
£13,755.69
$19,586.17
£14,462.21

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Croydon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.63
£4.15
$6.46
£4.77
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.12
£3.04
$4.66
£3.44
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.47
£12.90
$18.08
£13.35

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Croydon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.43
£57.91
$72.88
£53.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.13
£29.63
$49.88
£36.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.36
£66.72
$88.26
£65.17

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