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title: "Cost of Living in United Kingdom vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "United Kingdom is about 12% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.881, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in United Kingdom, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/ppp/united-kingdom/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=GB"
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Purchasing Power Parity · United Kingdom

# Cost of living in 🇬🇧 United Kingdom vs the United States

United Kingdom has a US-relative price level of **0.881** (US = 1.0) — about 12% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in United Kingdom

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $56,754 | $44,050 |
| $80,000 | $90,806 | $70,480 |
| $120,000 | $136,209 | $105,720 |
| $180,000 | $204,313 | $158,580 |
| $250,000 | $283,768 | $220,250 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=GB).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures United Kingdom's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.881 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.892 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.878 2025

OECD 0.892 2025

Penn World Table 0.877 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.924 2025

Big Mac Index 1.190 2026

Eurostat (observed prices) 0.865 2024

Eurostat (GDP) 0.869 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇳🇴 Norway](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/norway/) — price level 0.878
- [🇳🇿 New Zealand](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/new-zealand/) — price level 0.863
- [🇭🇹 Haiti](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/haiti/) — price level 0.86
- [🇦🇺 Australia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/australia/) — price level 0.91
- [🇫🇮 Finland](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/finland/) — price level 0.852

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-united-kingdom/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-united-kingdom/)
- [How much you need to retire in United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/fire/united-kingdom/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is United Kingdom compared to the United States?**: United Kingdom has a price level of 0.881 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 12% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in United Kingdom?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $113,507 of US-equivalent lifestyle in United Kingdom; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $88,100.
- **Where does the United Kingdom cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=GB.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/united-kingdom/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=GB