Cost of living comparison

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

Watford is 11.1% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 20.8% more in Watford
Groceries
pay 8.4% more in Watford
Transportation
pay 10.0% less in Watford
Housing
pay 13.8% more in Watford
Childcare
pay 30.8% more in Watford
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.2% more in Watford
Clothing
pay 5.4% more in Watford

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Watford are more expensive than in United Kingdom.

Watford vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.8% more for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Watford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.70
£13.89
$25.83
£19.19
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
£6.87
$9.04
£6.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
£1.66
$2.91
£2.16

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Watford
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
£1.14
$2.07
£1.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.35
£3.23
$4.26
£3.17
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
£4.40
$5.02
£3.73

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Watford
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.07
£5.26
$6.99
£5.19
Monthly public transit pass $98.23
£72.98
$51.66
£38.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,832.80
£25,878.40
$36,531.14
£27,140.15

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pay 13.8% more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Watford
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.40
£29.27
$39.02
£28.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,243.58
£923.90
$1,614.42
£1,199.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,020.84
£758.41
$1,356.11
£1,007.50

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pay 30.8% more for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Watford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,497.56
£1,112.59
$1,653.17
£1,228.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,629.32
£13,840.32
$28,179.31
£20,935.31

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Watford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.63
£4.18
$6.46
£4.80
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.12
£3.06
$4.66
£3.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.47
£12.98
$19.76
£14.68

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Watford
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.43
£58.27
$72.88
£54.14
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.13
£29.81
$49.88
£37.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.36
£67.13
$88.26
£65.57

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