Arun (West Sussex)

United Kingdom

Population
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Prices for
Sep 2026

One person needs about $2,467 a month in Arun (West Sussex), rent included: 58% less than in New York. The average net salary is $3,489 a month.

Low confidence4 contributors

Livability

Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Arun (West Sussex); a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.

56out of 100
LivabilityLow confidence
  • Purchasing power25%74
  • Safetycountry20%51
  • Health carecountry15%61
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air qualitycountry10%55
  • Connectivitycountry10%49
  • Cost10%20
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.

What it costs

US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.

Cost of living index
85.5
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
21.4
New York = 100
Purchasing power
161.7
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$3,489
Average, after tax
One person
$2,467
$1,285 without rent
Family of four
$8,301
$6,245 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$1,182
34% of a net salary
Price to income
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Years of income to buy a 90 mยฒ flat

Prices

55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.

Compare with

Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).

Prices in Arun (West Sussex), US dollars, compared with New York
ItemArun (West Sussex)New YorkDifference
Restaurants
Meal, inexpensive restaurant$27.03$25.00+8%
Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)$108$140โˆ’23%
McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal)$10.82$14.00โˆ’23%
Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught)$9.46$8.00+18%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant)$8.79$10.00โˆ’12%
Cappuccino (regular)$5.78$6.37โˆ’9%
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle)$3.00$3.80โˆ’21%
Water (0.33 l bottle)$2.17$2.89โˆ’25%
Markets
Milk (1 l)$1.88$1.36+39%
Loaf of fresh white bread (500g)$2.03$4.68โˆ’57%
Rice, white (1 kg)$2.41$6.97โˆ’65%
Eggs (12)$5.12$5.73โˆ’11%
Local cheese (1 kg)$4.73$17.38โˆ’73%
Chicken fillets (1 kg)$10.86$15.11โˆ’28%
Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat)$18.33$17.77+3%
Apples (1 kg)$3.16$6.11โˆ’48%
Bananas (1 kg)$1.15$2.20โˆ’48%
Oranges (1 kg)$2.87$5.77โˆ’50%
Tomato (1 kg)$3.42$6.25โˆ’45%
Potato (1 kg)$1.66$3.47โˆ’52%
Onion (1 kg)$1.80$4.17โˆ’57%
Lettuce (1 head)$1.52$2.72โˆ’44%
Water (1.5 l bottle)$1.84$2.50โˆ’26%
Bottle of wine, mid-range$13.52$20.00โˆ’32%
Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle)$3.18$3.21โˆ’1%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle)$4.62$3.96+17%
Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro)$23.99$19.00+26%
Transport
One-way ticket, local transport$2.70$3.00โˆ’10%
Monthly pass, regular priceโ€”$140โ€”
Taxi start, normal tariff$5.68$3.00+89%
Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff$3.35$2.18+54%
Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff$58.53$42.00+39%
Gasoline (1 l)$1.93$1.10+75%
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)$39,049$35,458+10%
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car)$41,913$25,309+66%
Utilities, per month
Basic utilities, 85mยฒ apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage)โ€”โ€”โ€”
Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data)$18.41$73.50โˆ’75%
Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL)$41.84$71.93โˆ’42%
Sports and leisure
Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult)$54.06$126โˆ’57%
Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend)โ€”$62.38โ€”
Cinema, 1 seat, international release$6.08$23.00โˆ’74%
Childcare
Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child)$2,905$3,366โˆ’14%
International primary school (yearly, 1 child)$36,566$60,589โˆ’40%
Clothing and shoes
1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar)$113$72.80+56%
1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M)$40.55$53.22โˆ’24%
1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range$129$118+9%
1 pair of men's leather business shoes$67.57$125โˆ’46%
Rent, per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre$1,182$4,417โˆ’73%
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centreโ€”$3,033โ€”
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centreโ€”$9,242โ€”
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centreโ€”$5,461โ€”
Buying an apartment
Price per square meter, apartment in city centreโ€”$18,759โ€”
Price per square meter, apartment outside centreโ€”$6,523โ€”
Salary and financing
Average monthly net salary, after tax$3,489$5,178โˆ’33%
Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%)4.64%6.49%โˆ’1.9 pts

Three years of prices

Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.

Show the monthly values
MonthCore basket indexRent, 1 bedroomNet salary
Sep 2026โ€”$1,182$3,489
Aug 2026โ€”$1,184$3,495
Jul 2026โ€”โ€”โ€”
Jun 2026โ€”โ€”โ€”
May 2026โ€”$1,187$3,501
Apr 2026โ€”$1,177$3,473
Mar 2026โ€”$1,166$3,442
Feb 2026โ€”$1,187$3,504
Jan 2026โ€”$1,179$3,478
May 202595.6$1,163$3,433
Apr 202594.6$1,151$3,397
Mar 202594.0$1,134$3,345
Feb 202577.7$1,101$3,250
Jan 202576.7$1,087$3,207
Dec 202495.9$1,098$3,241
Nov 2024112.7$1,109$3,273
Oct 2024106.7$1,133$3,344
Sep 2024111.1$1,160$3,423
Aug 2024105.7$1,124$3,317
Jul 2024104.9$1,114$3,288
Jun 2024105.4$1,113$3,285
May 2024103.2$1,097$3,236
Apr 2024101.6$1,105$3,259
Mar 2024103.8$1,108$3,270
Feb 202460.2$1,109$3,271
Jan 2024โ€”$1,115$3,289
Dec 202366.6$1,111$3,278
Nov 202363.7$1,062$3,135
Oct 202363.9$1,159$3,149

Safety

Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.

Country-level: the livability score uses United Kingdom's safety figure

No crime survey has been published for Arun (West Sussex) yet.

Quality of life

Numbeo's published indices for Arun (West Sussex). Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.

Numbeo has not ranked Arun (West Sussex) on quality of life.

Climate

Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.

No monthly climate normals for Arun (West Sussex) yet.

Annual mean
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Warmest month
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Coldest month
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Rain a year
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HumidityRelative, annual mean
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SunshineSolar energy per day
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Clear-sky daysA year
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Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 ยฐC
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Air, internet and housing

The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.

Air

Country-level estimate

No air-quality readings for Arun (West Sussex).

Internet

United Kingdom median; city not listed
184Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
Upload
61Mbps, fixed
Latency
11ms, fixed
Mobile download
75Mbps
Mobile latency
31ms

Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.

Housing

No property survey for Arun (West Sussex) yet.

Cities like Arun (West Sussex)

In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.

About these numbers

What the figures on this page rest on.

Confidence
Low confidence
Contributors
4Numbeo price survey
Latest prices
Sep 20266 readings that month
Months with prices
7 of 12Last 12 months
Items priced
86%3 basket items from the country median
Location
Not matched to coordinates yet
Index rebuilt
24 Sept 2026

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