Cost of living comparison

Washington (DC), United States

compared to

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 18.4% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% less in Milton Keynes
Groceries: pay 38.9% less in Milton Keynes
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Milton Keynes
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Milton Keynes
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in Milton Keynes
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Milton Keynes

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 25.8% less for restaurants

	Washington	Milton Keynes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$19.37 £14.40	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$10.33 £7.68	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.78	$1.80 £1.33	-35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22	$1.52 £1.13	-31.2%
Average			-25.8%

Washington vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.9% less for groceries

	Washington	Milton Keynes
Bread 1 loaf	$4.34	$1.36 £1.01	-68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84	$4.44 £3.30	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14	$5.61 £4.17	+35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.91	$3.91 £2.90
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.73	$4.20 £3.12	-37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70	$1.43 £1.06	-47.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85	$0.70 £0.52	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.30 £0.97	-47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59	$1.28 £0.95	-50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55	$0.76 £0.56	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.61	$0.62 £0.46	-61.5%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Washington	Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66	$6.99 £5.20	+91.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00	$81.37 £60.47	+8.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$36,531.14 £27,148.59	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.88	$15.50 £11.52	-35.1%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Washington	Milton Keynes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.46	$36.51 £27.13	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,582.95	$1,640.25 £1,218.98	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,028.70	$1,356.11 £1,007.81	-33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.65	$228.94 £170.14	+56.1%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Washington	Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,273.25	$1,808.15 £1,343.75	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$38,250.00	$15,928.96 £11,837.82	-58.4%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$5.81 £4.32	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55	$3.76 £2.80	-32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.75	$18.08 £13.44	+53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.36	$32.29 £24.00	-69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18	$15.50 £11.52	-9.8%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Washington	Milton Keynes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.13	$83.95 £62.39	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.77	$49.82 £37.02	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.47	$90.41 £67.19	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$178.48	$117.05 £86.98	-34.4%
Average			-9.3%

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