Cost of Living in Leicester - Updated Prices & Insights

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Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $991 (excluding rent), and $2,337 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $2,408 (excluding rent), and $4,238 including rent.
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🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.37 £14.99
$10.86 £8
$27.16 £19.98
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68 £50
$61.2 £45.02
$136 £100
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.72 £6.41
$8.05 £5.92
$9.39 £6.91
Cappuccino
$3.72 £2.74
$2.74 £2.02
$5.47 £4.03
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2 £1.47
$1.38 £1.02
$2.76 £2.03
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.22 £0.9
$0.84 £0.62
$1.4 £1.03
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.3 £3.9
$3.98 £2.93
$6.63 £4.88
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.18 £4.55
$4.13 £3.04
$7.55 £5.56
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.92 £1.41
$1.67 £1.23
$2.23 £1.64
White Bread (500g)
$1.63 £1.2
$0.86 £0.63
$2.07 £1.52
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.28 £1.67
$1.66 £1.22
$2.66 £1.95
Eggs
$3.69 £2.71
$2.48 £1.82
$4.12 £3.03
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.49 £9.19
$7.66 £5.64
$27.46 £20.21
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.4 £6.92
$5.33 £3.93
$13.35 £9.83
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.83 £8.71
$8.08 £5.95
$23.66 £17.41
Apples (1kg)
$2.27 £1.67
$1.33 £0.98
$3.67 £2.7
Banana (1kg)
$1.82 £1.34
$1.26 £0.92
$3.08 £2.27
Oranges (1kg)
$2.68 £1.97
$1.92 £1.41
$3.43 £2.53
Tomato (1kg)
$3.27 £2.41
$2.07 £1.52
$6.11 £4.5
Potato (1kg)
$1.2 £0.89
$0.8 £0.59
$4.62 £3.4
Onion (1kg)
$1.59 £1.17
$1.35 £0.99
$2.02 £1.48
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.83 £0.61
$0.71 £0.53
$1.07 £0.79
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.44 £1.06
$0.78 £0.57
$2.78 £2.04
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.07 £14.77
$14.71 £10.83
$20.87 £15.36
Wine (Bottle)
$10.18 £7.49
$6.78 £4.99
$12.22 £8.99
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.82 £2.07
$2.01 £1.48
$4.06 £2.99
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.69 £1.98
$1.48 £1.09
$3.41 £2.51
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.32 £2.44
$2.66 £1.95
$4.65 £3.42
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.2 £64.2
$68.6 £50.5
$116 £85.7
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.3 £3.9
$4.89 £3.6
$6.97 £5.13
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.33 £0.98
$1.04 £0.77
$1.52 £1.12
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$40.64 £29.9
$20.32 £14.95
$40.64 £29.9
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 £1.44
$1.86 £1.37
$2.13 £1.56
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.9K £27.9K
$37.9K £27.9K
$37.9K £27.9K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42.1K £31K
$42.1K £31K
$42.1K £31K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$278 £205
$135 £99.3
$1,020 £751
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.64 £12.25
$10.65 £7.84
$33.29 £24.49
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.55 £31.31
$37.05 £27.27
$48.03 £35.35
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.82 £29.3
$16.01 £11.78
$66.7 £49.11
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$32.36 £23.82
$19.28 £14.19
$45.44 £33.44
Cinema Ticket
$14.97 £11.02
$10.89 £8.02
$27.23 £20.04
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,063 £782
$689 £507
$1,654 £1,217
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$33.4K £24.6K
$15K £11.1K
$33.4K £24.6K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$93.9 £69.1
$85.8 £63.2
$101 £74
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.97 £27.94
$34.51 £25.4
$55.2 £40.63
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$130 £95.9
$67.4 £49.62
$135 £99.2
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.5 £68.8
$46.75 £34.4
$147 £108
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cost
Range
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,013 £746
$666 £490
$1,598 £1,176
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,056 £777
$757 £557
$1,308 £963
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,704 £1,254
$1,076 £792
$2,556 £1,881
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,513 £1,114
$922 £678
$2,458 £1,809
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,402 £2,503
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,491 £1,833
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,633 £1,937
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
5.9
6
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