Cost of living comparison
Oakland is 45.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Oakland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.88
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.36
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.78
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$2.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
$4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$11.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.71
|
$5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£3.00
|
$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.94
|
$6.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.98
|
$3.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.13
|
$3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.52
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.63
|
$4.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£78.17
|
$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,718.79
|
$23,536.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.65
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.36
|
$65.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£989.60
|
$2,199.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£812.35
|
$1,812.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£182.40
|
$213.87
|
|
pay 92.8% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,191.71
|
$2,738.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,824.60
|
$37,770.00
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.48
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.28
|
$5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.90
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£36.06
|
$34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.26
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Oakland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.41
|
$61.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.93
|
$45.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£71.90
|
$104.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£76.97
|
$131.92
|
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