Cost of living comparison
Indiana is 7.5% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Indiana instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Indiana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.48
|
$15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.16
|
$8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.73
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.21
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Indiana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.18
|
$2.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.37
|
$5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.58
|
$2.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.92
|
$2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.86
|
$4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.95
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.97
|
$1.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.10
|
$1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.50
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.48
|
$3.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£76.05
|
$38.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£26,965.60
|
$32,634.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.28
|
$15.03
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Indiana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£30.50
|
$62.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£962.71
|
$1,197.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£790.28
|
$997.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£177.44
|
$139.24
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Indiana
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,159.33
|
$1,158.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,421.78
|
$15,521.00
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Indiana
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.35
|
$4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.19
|
$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.52
|
$8.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.08
|
$31.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.98
|
$11.71
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Indiana
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£60.72
|
$42.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.06
|
$36.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£69.95
|
$76.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£74.88
|
$102.45
|
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