Cost of living comparison
York is 8.0% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.3% less in York
- Groceries
-
pay 3.4% less in York
- Transportation
-
pay 6.7% less in York
- Housing
-
pay 7.3% less in York
- Childcare
-
pay 24.5% less in York
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.1% less in York
- Clothing
-
pay 14.0% less in York
Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in York.
If you lived in York instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
York
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£13.85
|
$16.79
£12.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£6.86
|
$9.04
£6.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.65
|
$2.42
£1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.16
|
$1.61
£1.20
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.13
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.22
|
$4.67
£3.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.39
|
$5.29
£3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.79
|
$3.77
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.74
|
$4.13
£3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.91
|
$1.28
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.49
|
$0.55
£0.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.93
|
$0.95
£0.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.05
|
$1.26
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.65
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.48
|
$0.71
£0.52
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.24
|
$6.94
£5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£72.77
|
$83.95
£62.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£25,805.88
|
$36,531.14
£27,064.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£12.70
|
$14.53
£10.77
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£29.19
|
$38.70
£28.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£921.31
|
$1,353.96
£1,003.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£756.29
|
$1,000.94
£741.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£169.81
|
$150.48
£111.48
|
|
pay 24.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,109.47
|
$1,113.74
£825.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£13,801.53
|
$14,287.63
£10,584.99
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.17
|
$5.42
£4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.05
|
$4.56
£3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£12.94
|
$16.09
£11.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£33.57
|
$49.94
£37.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£9.55
|
$11.62
£8.61
|
|
pay 14.0% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
York
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£58.11
|
$67.16
£49.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£29.73
|
$37.45
£27.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£66.94
|
$79.82
£59.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£71.65
|
$74.26
£55.02
|
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