Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 58.9% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Oakland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 52.9% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.74
|
$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.81
|
$14.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.62
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.16
|
$2.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
$5.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.22
|
$11.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.38
|
$5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.80
|
$5.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.78
|
$7.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.91
|
$3.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$1.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.93
|
$2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.07
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$1.91
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.49
|
$4.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£71.95
|
$170.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,441.84
|
$23,536.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£12.91
|
$22.70
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.58
|
$64.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£930.83
|
$2,466.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£740.99
|
$1,787.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£178.24
|
$279.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,084.60
|
$2,738.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,712.68
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.12
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£2.99
|
$5.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.43
|
$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.31
|
$43.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.79
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.25
|
$69.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.14
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£68.81
|
$109.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£71.97
|
$141.00
|
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