Your cost of living in the UK will highly vary depending on where you live and what your lifestyle is. As a rough guide, below is the average cost of things, which should help you plan your budget and spending in the UK.
Category: Restaurants
Price
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
£ 15
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
£ 55
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)
£ 6
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
£ 4.2
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
£ 4
Cappuccino (regular)
£ 2.95
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle)
£ 1.49
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
£ 1.08
Category: Groceries
Price
Milk (regular), (1 liter)
£ 1.01
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)
£ 1.04
Rice (white), (1kg)
£ 1.39
Eggs (regular) (12)
£ 2.14
Local Cheese (1kg)
£ 5.93
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
£ 5.73
Beef Round (1kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
£ 8.96
Apples (1kg)
£ 1.93
Banana (1kg)
£ 1.09
Oranges (1kg)
£ 1.79
Tomato (1kg)
£ 2.05
Potato (1kg)
£ 1.07
Onion (1kg)
£ 0.98
Lettuce (1 head)
£ 0.72
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
£ 1.01
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)
£ 7
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
£ 1.81
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
£ 2.07
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)
£ 12
Category: Transportation
Price
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)
£ 2.5
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
£ 65.22
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
£ 3
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff)
£ 1.24
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
£ 17.4
Gasoline (1 liter)
£ 1.56
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)
£ 22000
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)
£ 22456.65
Category: Utilities
Price
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
£ 197.78
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)
£ 0.12
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
£ 29.97
Category: Sports & Leisure
Price
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
£ 31.49
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)
£ 10.39
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
£ 10
Category: Childcare
Price
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child
£ 1062.05
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child
£ 13490.6
Category: Clothing & Shoes
Price
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
£ 60.88
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)
£ 29.88
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)
£ 65.04
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
£ 65.46
Category: Rent per month
Price
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre
£ 901.97
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre
£ 697.2
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre
£ 1574.63
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre
£ 1184.31
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