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Travel budget in the United States (USA)

United States: calculate your travel budget

United States: sample budgets by traveller type

These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in the United States (USA) for 2 people.

* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).

Cost of living in the United States (USA) in 2020

Cost of living: United States VS England

On average, the cost of living in the United States (USA) in 2020 is essentially the same as in England

The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices England in in England and England by types of expenses:

Cost of living in the United States (USA) by city

See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in the United States (USA) compared to the national average.

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Local prices in the United States (USA) by expense type

United States: Restaurant budget

Lunch

$ 16/person
($ 8.1 to $ 28)

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2% less than in England Average price in England: $ 16

3 course dinner

$ 29/person
($ 16 to $ 52)

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16% less than in England Average price in England: $ 34

McDonald's meal

$ 8.1/person
($ 6.8 to $ 10.2)

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4% more than in England Average price in England: $ 7.9

Local beer

$ 5.1 for 500ml
($ 3.1 to $ 7.6)

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8% more than in England Average price in England: $ 4.8

Imported beer

$ 3 for 330ml
($ 1.6 to $ 5.1)

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16% more than in England Average price in England: $ 2.6

Cappuccino

$ 4.3/cup
($ 2 to $ 6.1)

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21% more than in England Average price in England: $ 3.6

Fizzy drink

$ 1.9/can
($ 1.4 to $ 3.1)

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12% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1.7

Water bottle

$ 1.6/bottle
($ 1.1 to $ 2.2)

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24% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1.3

United States: Hotel and accommodation budget

1-star hotel

$ 109/night
($ 81 to $ 155)

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14% more than in England Average price in England: $ 96

2-star hotel

$ 126/night
($ 93 to $ 173)

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33% more than in England Average price in England: $ 95

3-star hotel

$ 180/night
($ 127 to $ 250)

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57% more than in England Average price in England: $ 115

4-star hotel

$ 262/night
($ 188 to $ 358)

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76% more than in England Average price in England: $ 150

5-star hotel

$ 510/night
($ 402 to $ 648)

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96% more than in England Average price in England: $ 261

Hotel/Youth Hostel

$ 136/month
($ 121 to $ 151)

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77% more than in England Average price in England: $ 77

Room with kitchen

$ 169/month
($ 113 to $ 245)

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27% less than in England Average price in England: $ 234

Hotel with swimming pool

$ 165/month
($ 106 to $ 257)

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7% more than in England Average price in England: $ 155

Cottage or guest house

$ 223/month
($ 158 to $ 303)

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98% more than in England Average price in England: $ 113

Family room

$ 175/month
($ 115 to $ 275)

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17% less than in England Average price in England: $ 211

United States: Supermarket food budget

Milk

$ 0.8/litre
($ 0.5 to $ 1.8)

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28% less than in England Average price in England: $ 1.2

Bread

$ 2.7/500g
($ 1.3 to $ 5)

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114% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1.3

Rice

$ 4.2/kg
($ 2 to $ 7.9)

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211% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1.3

Eggs

$ 2.4/12 eggs
($ 1.1 to $ 4.7)

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6% less than in England Average price in England: $ 2.6

Cheese

$ 12/kg
($ 5.6 to $ 23)

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54% more than in England Average price in England: $ 7.3

Chicken

$ 9.1/kg
($ 4.8 to $ 17)

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15% more than in England Average price in England: $ 7.9

Apples

$ 4.7/kg
($ 2.3 to $ 9)

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98% more than in England Average price in England: $ 2.4

Oranges

$ 4.2/kg
($ 1.7 to $ 10.3)

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87% more than in England Average price in England: $ 2.2

Tomatoes

$ 4.4/kg
($ 1.8 to $ 7.9)

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86% more than in England Average price in England: $ 2.4

Potatoes

$ 2.7/kg
($ 1 to $ 6.8)

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77% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1.5

Salad

$ 1.7/salad
($ 1.1 to $ 3.1)

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72% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1

Water bottle

$ 1.9
($ 1.1 to $ 3.1)

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50% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1.2

Joint of beef

$ 13/kg
($ 6.8 to $ 21)

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27% more than in England Average price in England: $ 10

United States: Public and private transport budget

Bus ticket

$ 2.5/ticket
($ 1.1 to $ 3.8)

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25% less than in England Average price in England: $ 3.3

Bus pass

$ 75/month
($ 36 to $ 131)

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14% less than in England Average price in England: $ 87

Taxi (per km)

$ 1.7/km
($ 1.3 to $ 3.2)

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6% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1.6

Petrol

$ 0.7/litre
($ 0.5 to $ 1.1)

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57% less than in England Average price in England: $ 1.7

Taxi (initial pick-up charge)

$ 3.3
($ 2.5 to $ 6)

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15% less than in England Average price in England: $ 3.9

Car hire

$ 40/24hrs
($ 20 to $ 140)

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38% more than in England Average price in England: $ 29

United States: Budget for living and housing

Electricity, water...

$ 165/month
($ 96 to $ 308)

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19% less than in England Average price in England: $ 204

Mobile phone

$ 0.1/min.
($ 0 to $ 0.2)

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0% less than in England Average price in England: $ 0.1

Broadband internet

$ 67/month
($ 44 to $ 128)

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60% more than in England Average price in England: $ 42

Studio flat (city centre)

$ 1391/month
($ 715 to $ 3572)

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40% more than in England Average price in England: $ 999

Studio flat (suburbs)

$ 1112/month
($ 569 to $ 3089)

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37% more than in England Average price in England: $ 812

Flat (centre)

$ 2230/month
($ 743 to $ 6950)

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34% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1666

Flat (suburbs)

$ 1762/month
($ 666 to $ 4872)

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37% more than in England Average price in England: $ 1290

Gym

$ 39/month
($ 12 to $ 96)

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5% less than in England Average price in England: $ 41

Private nursery

$ 964/month
($ 511 to $ 2474)

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20% less than in England Average price in England: $ 1217

Private primary school

$ 16769/yr
($ 8164 to $ 39991)

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5% less than in England Average price in England: $ 17718

United States: Leisure activity budget

Cinema

$ 13/ticket
($ 9.2 to $ 17)

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6% less than in England Average price in England: $ 14

Tennis

$ 17/hr
($ 17 to $ 36)

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21% more than in England Average price in England: $ 14

United States: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

Cigarettes

$ 8.1/pack
($ 6.1 to $ 16)

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43% less than in England Average price in England: $ 15

Levi's jeans

$ 46
($ 27 to $ 67)

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41% less than in England Average price in England: $ 78

Summer dress

$ 38
($ 22 to $ 63)

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7% less than in England Average price in England: $ 40

Trainers

$ 78
($ 52 to $ 113)

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6% less than in England Average price in England: $ 83

Leather shoes

$ 100
($ 52 to $ 155)

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20% more than in England Average price in England: $ 83

Plane ticket budget

Manchester → Atlanta

$ 874
(fair price: $ 741)

London → Atlanta

$ 976
(fair price: $ 793)

London → Seattle

$ 639
(fair price: $ 521)

London → Washington D. C.

$ 750
(fair price: $ 581)

Manchester → Las Vegas

$ 832
(fair price: $ 704)

Dublin → Las Vegas

$ 643
(fair price: $ 560)

Edinburgh → New York City

$ 653
(fair price: $ 517)

London → Houston

$ 1078
(fair price: $ 771)

London → Las Vegas

$ 899
(fair price: $ 672)

Manchester → Miami (Florida)

$ 717
(fair price: $ 548)

Dublin → Miami (Florida)

$ 607
(fair price: $ 517)

Manchester → Houston

$ 821
(fair price: $ 662)

Dublin → Chicago

$ 560
(fair price: $ 463)

London → Chicago

$ 579
(fair price: $ 472)

London → Salt Lake City

$ 1214
(fair price: $ 827)

Edinburgh → Las Vegas

$ 856
(fair price: $ 721)

Manchester → Chicago

$ 656
(fair price: $ 550)

Dublin → Washington D. C.

$ 554
(fair price: $ 437)

Dublin → Atlanta

$ 839
(fair price: $ 711)

Manchester → Washington D. C.

$ 720
(fair price: $ 592)

Dublin → Seattle

$ 728
(fair price: $ 563)

Toronto (Ontario) → Las Vegas

$ 371
(fair price: $ 311)

Edinburgh → Miami (Florida)

$ 677
(fair price: $ 569)

Dublin → New York City

$ 461
(fair price: $ 376)

Edinburgh → Chicago

$ 702
(fair price: $ 578)

Sydney → New York City

$ 1166
(fair price: $ 985)

Manchester → New York City

$ 647
(fair price: $ 478)

Toronto (Ontario) → Miami (Florida)

$ 434
(fair price: $ 351)

Manchester → Seattle

$ 821
(fair price: $ 690)

Melbourne → New York City

$ 1235
(fair price: $ 1028)

Perth → New York City

$ 1373
(fair price: $ 1195)

Montreal → Las Vegas

$ 470
(fair price: $ 396)

Montreal → Miami (Florida)

$ 490
(fair price: $ 414)

Sydney → Las Vegas

$ 1120
(fair price: $ 956)

London → Miami (Florida)

$ 611
(fair price: $ 465)

Los Angeles → New York City

$ 374
(fair price: $ 310)

Edinburgh → Washington D. C.

$ 783
(fair price: $ 643)

Los Angeles → Miami (Florida)

$ 462
(fair price: $ 373)

Auckland → New York City

$ 1461
(fair price: $ 1183)

New York City → Seattle

$ 389
(fair price: $ 329)

New York City → Salt Lake City

$ 378
(fair price: $ 310)

Melbourne → Las Vegas

$ 1121
(fair price: $ 976)

Dublin → Houston

$ 698
(fair price: $ 572)

Toronto (Ontario) → Houston

$ 493
(fair price: $ 416)

Edinburgh → Houston

$ 891
(fair price: $ 740)

Sydney → Chicago

$ 1372
(fair price: $ 1078)

Toronto (Ontario) → Seattle

$ 505
(fair price: $ 420)

Sydney → Houston

$ 1205
(fair price: $ 979)

Sydney → Miami (Florida)

$ 1500
(fair price: $ 1187)

New York City → Miami (Florida)

$ 377
(fair price: $ 267)

New York City → Las Vegas

$ 435
(fair price: $ 326)

Edinburgh → Seattle

$ 928
(fair price: $ 648)

Manchester → Salt Lake City

$ 1001
(fair price: $ 805)

New York City → Houston

$ 330
(fair price: $ 261)

Sydney → Seattle

$ 1170
(fair price: $ 947)

Toronto (Ontario) → Atlanta

$ 336
(fair price: $ 284)

Sydney → Washington D. C.

$ 1322
(fair price: $ 1088)

New York City → Chicago

$ 229
(fair price: $ 183)

New York City → Washington D. C.

$ 247
(fair price: $ 156)

Edinburgh → Atlanta

$ 891
(fair price: $ 756)

Los Angeles → Seattle

$ 243
(fair price: $ 190)

Los Angeles → Las Vegas

$ 161
(fair price: $ 115)

Montreal → Seattle

$ 410
(fair price: $ 336)

Melbourne → Chicago

$ 1320
(fair price: $ 1085)

Melbourne → Miami (Florida)

$ 1831
(fair price: $ 1428)

Los Angeles → Chicago

$ 340
(fair price: $ 277)

Montreal → New York City

$ 241
(fair price: $ 201)

Toronto (Ontario) → Salt Lake City

$ 498
(fair price: $ 426)

Auckland → Las Vegas

$ 1200
(fair price: $ 1004)

Los Angeles → Washington D. C.

$ 403
(fair price: $ 337)

Los Angeles → Salt Lake City

$ 273
(fair price: $ 211)

Montreal → Chicago

$ 369
(fair price: $ 335)

New York City → Atlanta

$ 263
(fair price: $ 213)

Dublin → Salt Lake City

$ 1021
(fair price: $ 715)

Los Angeles → Atlanta

$ 415
(fair price: $ 345)

Auckland → Houston

$ 1436
(fair price: $ 1168)

Montreal → Houston

$ 567
(fair price: $ 457)

Melbourne → Washington D. C.

$ 1430
(fair price: $ 1134)

Melbourne → Seattle

$ 1099
(fair price: $ 949)

Auckland → Chicago

$ 1629
(fair price: $ 1220)

Melbourne → Houston

$ 1244
(fair price: $ 1004)

Sydney → Atlanta

$ 1389
(fair price: $ 1199)

Los Angeles → Houston

$ 369
(fair price: $ 290)

Montreal → Washington D. C.

$ 353
(fair price: $ 308)

London → New York City

$ 579
(fair price: $ 415)

Montreal → Salt Lake City

$ 410
(fair price: $ 346)

Edinburgh → Salt Lake City

$ 1235
(fair price: $ 815)

Montreal → Atlanta

$ 452
(fair price: $ 361)

Perth → Seattle

$ 1436
(fair price: $ 1146)

Perth → Houston

$ 1909
(fair price: $ 1440)

Toronto (Ontario) → Washington D. C.

$ 286
(fair price: $ 241)

Toronto (Ontario) → New York City

$ 206
(fair price: $ 162)

Perth → Chicago

$ 1580
(fair price: $ 1377)

Melbourne → Atlanta

$ 1526
(fair price: $ 1290)

Sydney → Salt Lake City

$ 1217
(fair price: $ 1019)

Perth → Miami (Florida)

$ 1749
(fair price: $ 1536)

Auckland → Miami (Florida)

$ 1689
(fair price: $ 1396)

Auckland → Seattle

$ 1240
(fair price: $ 1030)

Toronto (Ontario) → Chicago

$ 266
(fair price: $ 214)

Melbourne → Salt Lake City

$ 1176
(fair price: $ 1033)

Auckland → Washington D. C.

$ 1752
(fair price: $ 1280)

Perth → Washington D. C.

$ 1691
(fair price: $ 1445)

Auckland → Atlanta

$ 1916
(fair price: $ 1346)

Perth → Atlanta

$ 1894
(fair price: $ 1735)

Auckland → Salt Lake City

$ 1421
(fair price: $ 1187)

Perth → Las Vegas

$ 1347
(fair price: $ 1117)

New York City → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 829
(fair price: $ 701)

London → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 1311
(fair price: $ 1079)

Dublin → Los Angeles

$ 656
(fair price: $ 537)

London → New Orleans

$ 923
(fair price: $ 722)

Manchester → Los Angeles

$ 696
(fair price: $ 588)

Manchester → San Francisco

$ 713
(fair price: $ 596)

Dublin → San Francisco

$ 668
(fair price: $ 536)

Los Angeles → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 547
(fair price: $ 451)

Toronto (Ontario) → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 637
(fair price: $ 554)

Melbourne → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 1028
(fair price: $ 856)

Sydney → Los Angeles

$ 1004
(fair price: $ 818)

Edinburgh → Los Angeles

$ 697
(fair price: $ 586)

Melbourne → Los Angeles

$ 1019
(fair price: $ 843)

Sydney → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 966
(fair price: $ 777)

Auckland → Los Angeles

$ 1079
(fair price: $ 874)

Montreal → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 642
(fair price: $ 538)

Auckland → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 935
(fair price: $ 710)

Toronto (Ontario) → Los Angeles

$ 382
(fair price: $ 322)

Montreal → Los Angeles

$ 512
(fair price: $ 388)

Edinburgh → San Francisco

$ 717
(fair price: $ 587)

Manchester → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 1442
(fair price: $ 1222)

Montreal → San Francisco

$ 544
(fair price: $ 431)

Manchester → New Orleans

$ 898
(fair price: $ 737)

London → San Francisco

$ 590
(fair price: $ 474)

Perth → Los Angeles

$ 1179
(fair price: $ 966)

Sydney → San Francisco

$ 1079
(fair price: $ 861)

Toronto (Ontario) → San Francisco

$ 523
(fair price: $ 419)

Los Angeles → Anchorage

$ 445
(fair price: $ 395)

Dublin → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 1473
(fair price: $ 1236)

London → Anchorage

$ 1151
(fair price: $ 977)

New York City → Anchorage

$ 646
(fair price: $ 570)

Toronto (Ontario) → New Orleans

$ 542
(fair price: $ 419)

Melbourne → San Francisco

$ 1114
(fair price: $ 862)

Dublin → New Orleans

$ 727
(fair price: $ 618)

Los Angeles → New Orleans

$ 359
(fair price: $ 272)

New York City → New Orleans

$ 326
(fair price: $ 247)

Montreal → New Orleans

$ 415
(fair price: $ 340)

New York City → Los Angeles

$ 373
(fair price: $ 298)

Perth → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 1597
(fair price: $ 1170)

New York City → San Francisco

$ 358
(fair price: $ 302)

Edinburgh → Honolulu (Oahu)

$ 1580
(fair price: $ 1242)

Auckland → San Francisco

$ 1225
(fair price: $ 965)

London → Los Angeles

$ 683
(fair price: $ 542)

Perth → San Francisco

$ 1351
(fair price: $ 1015)

Los Angeles → San Francisco

$ 157
(fair price: $ 138)

Edinburgh → New Orleans

$ 903
(fair price: $ 721)

Toronto (Ontario) → Anchorage

$ 554
(fair price: $ 483)

Montreal → Anchorage

$ 649
(fair price: $ 549)

Dublin → Anchorage

$ 1121
(fair price: $ 850)

Manchester → Anchorage

$ 1243
(fair price: $ 1052)

Sydney → New Orleans

$ 1296
(fair price: $ 1103)

Melbourne → New Orleans

$ 1665
(fair price: $ 1275)

Edinburgh → Anchorage

$ 1457
(fair price: $ 1125)

Sydney → Anchorage

$ 1737
(fair price: $ 1445)

Auckland → New Orleans

$ 1830
(fair price: $ 1292)

Melbourne → Anchorage

$ 1739
(fair price: $ 1496)

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