Cost of Living in

Wales

HiraCost
Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $1727 $3736
Without rent $780 $2455
Rent & Utilities $1252.19 $2136.86
Food $517 $1475
Transport $102.79 $277.06
Monthly salary after tax $2997.52
Population 3.2M

The cost of living in Wales is $1727, which is 1.38 times less expensive than the average in United Kingdom. Wales ranked 19th most expensive in United Kingdom.

The average salary after taxes in Wales is $2997.52, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months.

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We calculate prices for Wales State as a population-weighted mean of 34 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.
Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $1727 19 / 141
Without rent $780 62 / 141
Rent & Utilities $1252.19 75 / 141
Food $517 73 / 141
Transport $102.79 46 / 141
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 1286.98$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 820.72$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1521.33$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1358.88$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 172.84$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 258.36$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 43.17$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 5.66$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 3533$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 3032$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 15.91$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 79.88$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 11.19$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 5.43$
Cappuccino 4.93$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 2.78$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 3.52$
Monthly ticket local transport 65.55$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 14.38$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 2.14$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.83$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 1.39$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.42$
Eggs, x12 4.33$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 10.53$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 10.23$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 13.65$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.24$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.31$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.73$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.75$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.42$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.29$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.8$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.23$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 10.33$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.97$
Cigarette pack 19.19$
Cold medicince, 1 week 6.47$
Hair Shampoo 5.27$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.31$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.48$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 35.09$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 12.21$
Doctor's visit 144.08$
Haircut, simple 10.81$
Brand Jeans 80.78$
Brand Sneakers 103.67$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 1713.42$
International Primary School, 1 year 24468$
Cost of living in other countries
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Cost of living in Cities by population

Caerdydd

Population 488.2K
Cost of living $1739

Cardiff

Population 335.8K
Cost of living $2234

Swansea (Wales)

Population 258.4K
Cost of living $1923

Rhondda

Population 69.5K
Cost of living $2123

Wrecsam

Population 61.6K
Cost of living $2085

Bangor

Population 61.0K
Cost of living $2026

Cwmbran

Population 48.5K
Cost of living $1707

Merthyr Tudful

Population 43.8K
Cost of living $2149

Caerphilly (Wales)

Population 41.4K
Cost of living $1668

Port Talbot

Population 37.3K
Cost of living $1943

Pontypridd

Population 31.2K
Cost of living $1919

Pont-y-pwl

Population 29.1K
Cost of living $2220

Rhyl

Population 25.1K
Cost of living $1782

Llandudno

Population 20.7K
Cost of living $2144

Prestatyn

Population 19.1K
Cost of living $1777

Ebbw Vale

Population 18.6K
Cost of living $2273

Connahs Quay

Population 16.8K
Cost of living $1950

The Mumbles

Population 16.6K
Cost of living $2168

Buckley

Population 16.1K
Cost of living $1783

Llantrisant

Population 15.3K
Cost of living $1958

Conwy (Wales)

Population 14.7K
Cost of living $1982

Milford Haven

Population 13.7K
Cost of living $1837

Tonyrefail

Population 12.3K
Cost of living $2260

Bargoed

Population 11.9K
Cost of living $2211

Abertillery

Population 11.6K
Cost of living $2317

Newport

Population 11.4K
Cost of living $2020

Rogerstone

Population 10.2K
Cost of living $2070

Mold

Population 10.1K
Cost of living $1717

Caldicot

Population 9.8K
Cost of living $1659

Pencoed

Population 9.2K
Cost of living $1706

Denbigh

Population 9.0K
Cost of living $1764

Holywell

Population 8.9K
Cost of living $2326

Rhymney

Population 8.8K
Cost of living $2281

Bedwas

Population 8.5K
Cost of living $2290

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Bermuda
$3710
2Dumfriesshire
$3159
3Jersey
$2997
4South West England
$2741
5Shropshire
$2710
6Fife
$2700
7Aberdeenshire
$2692
8Argyll and Bute
$2672
9Berkshire
$2664
10Dunbartonshire
$2629
11Renfrew
$2628
12Greater London
$2586
13British Virgin Islands
$2532
14Fenton (United Kingdom)
$2532
15Ayrshire
$2491
16Durham (United Kingdom)
$2482
17Moreton
$2458
18Buckinghamshire
$2438
19Torton
$2410
20West Midlands
$2407
21Stirlingshire
$2396
22Gibraltar State
$2388
23Isle of Man
$2384
24Stirling
$2380
25Cheshire
$2366
26Dingle
$2350
27Falkirk
$2344
28Ayrshire and Arran
$2341
29Ceredigion
$2312
30Caithness
$2303
31Brandon (United Kingdom)
$2301
32Orkney Islands
$2288
33Northumberland
$2268
34Yarm
$2268
35Pemberton (United Kingdom)
$2246
36Shetland
$2243
37Mid Glamorgan
$2226
38Powys
$2223
39Christchurch (United Kingdom)
$2221
40Gwent
$2221
41Worcestershire
$2211
42Canterbury (United Kingdom)
$2208
43Haverfordwest
$2197
44Tipton
$2194
45Lanarkshire
$2185
46Hayes
$2184
47Monmouthshire
$2184
48Nairnshire
$2184
49East Renfrewshire
$2180
50Greater Manchester
$2177
51Boston
$2171
52England
$2161
53Lothian
$2159
54Cumbria
$2156
55Glasgow City
$2156
56Lancashire
$2151
57Olton
$2142
58East Dunbartonshire
$2137
59North Somerset
$2125
60Vale of Glamorgan
$2124
61Edmonton
$2122
62Sunbury (United Kingdom)
$2096
63Merseyside
$2095
64Lincolnshire
$2094
65North Lanarkshire
$2094
66North Ayrshire
$2093
67South Wales
$2092
68Sudbury (United Kingdom)
$2078
69Renfrewshire
$2059
70Elgin (United Kingdom)
$2043
71Morden
$2043
72Gwynedd
$2031
73Abram
$2008
74North Yorkshire
$2008
75South Gloucestershire
$1988
76Yorkshire and the Humber
$1987
77Northern Ireland
$1983
78Oxfordshire
$1980
79Gloucestershire
$1958
80Bailleston
$1954
81East Anglia
$1948
82West Sussex
$1947
83Dumfries and Galloway
$1946
84Warwickshire
$1944
85South Lanarkshire
$1938
86Borders
$1929
87West Auckland
$1929
88East Lothian
$1925
89Inverclyde
$1923
90Strathclyde
$1916
91Richmond upon Thames
$1901
92Hertfordshire
$1900
93Devon
$1893
94Nottinghamshire
$1893
95Moray
$1892
96Glamorgan
$1885
97Livingston (United Kingdom)
$1884
98South Yorkshire
$1883
99Perthshire
$1882
100Herefordshire
$1872
101Northamptonshire
$1868
102East Sussex
$1860
103West Lothian
$1859
104County Durham
$1854
105Dorset
$1854
106Penistone
$1831
107Bedfordshire
$1830
108West Dunbartonshire
$1828
109Province of Stirling
$1819
110Carmarthenshire
$1818
111Hampshire
$1816
112Broadwater
$1812
113Scotland
$1777
114Isle of Wight
$1770
115Peeblesshire
$1769
116Inverness-shire
$1766
117Clackmannanshire
$1762
118Falkland Islands
$1753
119Clwyd
$1748
120Scottish Borders
$1735
121West Glamorgan
$1732
122Milton Keynes
$1730
123Wales
$1727
124Pembrokeshire
$1719
125Caerphilly
$1717
126Conwy
$1712
127Wiltshire
$1694
128Cambridgeshire
$1685
129East Ayrshire
$1654
130Staffordshire
$1648
131Sussex
$1610
132West Yorkshire
$1603
133Derbyshire
$1601
134South Glamorgan
$1588
135Hamilton (United Kingdom)
$1579
136Huntingdonshire
$1554
137Tyne and Wear
$1536
138Leicestershire
$1526
139North Lincolnshire
$1394
140East Riding of Yorkshire
$1337
141Saint Helena (United Kingdom)
$1165

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