Travel Money Index

Your USD goes further in United Kingdom

+0.6% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,012.78 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 1,509 GBP

That is 10 GBP more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $12.70 today.

GBP per 1 USD Then 0.7496 · Today 0.7544
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in United Kingdom

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

110 GBP a night
$0.93 less a night
Costs you today
$145.81
Cost you 1 year ago
$146.74
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

190 GBP a night
$1.61 less a night
Costs you today
$251.85
Cost you 1 year ago
$253.45
Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

5.49 GBP a Big Mac
1 more Big Mac
Costs you today
$7.28
Cost you 1 year ago
$7.32
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

64 GBP a dinner
$0.54 less a dinner
Costs you today
$84.83
Cost you 1 year ago
$85.37
Do Estimate

Museum entry

20 GBP a ticket
$0.17 less a ticket
Costs you today
$26.51
Cost you 1 year ago
$26.68
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

96 GBP a tour
$0.81 less a tour
Costs you today
$127.25
Cost you 1 year ago
$128.06
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

88 GBP a ride
$0.75 less a ride
Costs you today
$116.64
Cost you 1 year ago
$117.39
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

72 GBP a ticket
$0.61 less a ticket
Costs you today
$95.44
Cost you 1 year ago
$96.05

Rate history

GBP per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

0.7668 0.7432 0.7195 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
10 GBP$13.26$13.34
50 GBP$66.28$66.70
200 GBP$265.10$266.79
1,000 GBP$1,325.50$1,333.97

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Everyday prices in United Kingdom

Groceries and other shop prices, for longer stays.

Show prices for
ItemPriceCosts you today
Milk per litre · 8 reports0.70 GBP$0.93
Bread per kg · 28 reports2.99 GBP$3.96
Cheese per kg · 51 reports9.78 GBP$12.96
Butter per kg · 24 reports7.96 GBP$10.55
Ground coffee per kg · 6 reports12.30 GBP$16.30
Bottled water per litre · 3 reports1.20 GBP$1.59
Cola per litre · 5 reports0.25 GBP$0.33

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates) , Open Prices (Open Food Facts) (ODbL)