Stoke-on-Trent
- Population
- 258,000
- Coordinates
- 53.00° N, 2.19° W
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Prices for
- Sep 2026
One person needs about $1,879 a month in Stoke-on-Trent, rent included: 68% less than in New York. The average net salary is $2,800 a month.
Livability
Seven domain scores, weighted by how much each matters to daily life; each is a percentile among the cities with that data. Ranks count only high-confidence cities: six or more domains and twenty or more contributors.
64out of 100
- Purchasing power25%76
- Safetycountry20%51
- Health carecountry15%61
- Climate10%67
- Air quality10%98
- Connectivitycountry10%49
- Cost10%39
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.
- Worldwide, among high-confidence cities
- #327
- Livability rank in United Kingdom
- #22
- Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
- #2,067
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
74.3
New York = 100, rent excluded
−6.6%in 12 months
Rent index
16.3
New York = 100
−4.3%in 12 months
Purchasing power
170.3
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$2,800
Average, after tax
One person
$1,879
$1,116 without rent
Family of four
$4,982
$3,828 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$763
27% of a net salary
Price to income
3.9
Years of income to buy a 90 m² 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).
| Item | Stoke-on-Trent | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | |||
| Meal, inexpensive restaurant | $24.10 | $25.00 | −4% |
| Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses) | $93.71 | $140 | −33% |
| McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal) | $10.36 | $14.00 | −26% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught) | $6.69 | $8.00 | −16% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant) | $5.36 | $10.00 | −46% |
| Cappuccino (regular) | $4.47 | $6.37 | −30% |
| Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle) | $1.91 | $3.80 | −50% |
| Water (0.33 l bottle) | $1.37 | $2.89 | −53% |
| Markets | |||
| Milk (1 l) | $1.51 | $1.36 | +11% |
| Loaf of fresh white bread (500g) | $1.61 | $4.68 | −66% |
| Rice, white (1 kg) | $2.18 | $6.97 | −69% |
| Eggs (12) | $3.53 | $5.73 | −38% |
| Local cheese (1 kg) | $8.06 | $17.38 | −54% |
| Chicken fillets (1 kg) | $8.40 | $15.11 | −44% |
| Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat) | $12.95 | $17.77 | −27% |
| Apples (1 kg) | $2.81 | $6.11 | −54% |
| Bananas (1 kg) | $1.67 | $2.20 | −24% |
| Oranges (1 kg) | $2.55 | $5.77 | −56% |
| Tomato (1 kg) | $2.92 | $6.25 | −53% |
| Potato (1 kg) | $2.02 | $3.47 | −42% |
| Onion (1 kg) | $1.51 | $4.17 | −64% |
| Lettuce (1 head) | $1.16 | $2.72 | −57% |
| Water (1.5 l bottle) | $1.61 | $2.50 | −36% |
| Bottle of wine, mid-range | $9.37 | $20.00 | −53% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle) | $2.96 | $3.21 | −8% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle) | $3.05 | $3.96 | −23% |
| Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro) | $21.42 | $19.00 | +13% |
| Transport | |||
| One-way ticket, local transport | $3.01 | $3.00 | 0% |
| Monthly pass, regular price | $74.97 | $140 | −46% |
| Taxi start, normal tariff | $5.09 | $3.00 | +70% |
| Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff | $1.34 | $2.18 | −39% |
| Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff | $22.49 | $42.00 | −46% |
| Gasoline (1 l) | $2.02 | $1.10 | +84% |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car) | $37,867 | $35,458 | +7% |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car) | $40,933 | $25,309 | +62% |
| Utilities, per month | |||
| Basic utilities, 85m² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) | — | — | — |
| Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data) | $20.97 | $73.50 | −71% |
| Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL) | $41.73 | $71.93 | −42% |
| Sports and leisure | |||
| Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult) | $26.78 | $126 | −79% |
| Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend) | $13.39 | $62.38 | −79% |
| Cinema, 1 seat, international release | $12.05 | $23.00 | −48% |
| Childcare | |||
| Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child) | $927 | $3,366 | −72% |
| International primary school (yearly, 1 child) | $15,996 | $60,589 | −74% |
| Clothing and shoes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar) | $75.86 | $72.80 | +4% |
| 1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M) | $26.78 | $53.22 | −50% |
| 1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range | $82.00 | $118 | −30% |
| 1 pair of men's leather business shoes | $98.18 | $125 | −21% |
| Rent, per month | |||
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre | $763 | $4,417 | −83% |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre | $669 | $3,033 | −78% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | $1,155 | $9,242 | −88% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre | $1,021 | $5,461 | −81% |
| Buying an apartment | |||
| Price per square meter, apartment in city centre | $1,406 | $18,759 | −93% |
| Price per square meter, apartment outside centre | $3,012 | $6,523 | −54% |
| Salary and financing | |||
| Average monthly net salary, after tax | $2,800 | $5,178 | −46% |
| Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%) | 5.15% | 6.49% | −1.3 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
| Month | Core basket index | Rent, 1 bedroom | Net salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | — | $763 | $2,800 |
| Aug 2026 | — | $772 | $2,831 |
| Jul 2026 | — | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | 87.6 | $774 | $2,841 |
| Apr 2026 | 87.3 | $770 | $2,825 |
| Mar 2026 | 85.6 | $758 | $2,781 |
| Feb 2026 | 92.5 | $776 | $2,664 |
| Jan 2026 | 82.8 | $761 | $2,599 |
| Dec 2025 | 82.6 | $796 | $2,464 |
| Nov 2025 | 92.1 | $779 | $2,411 |
| Oct 2025 | 93.0 | $801 | $2,495 |
| Sep 2025 | 92.6 | $797 | $2,416 |
| Aug 2025 | 91.4 | $790 | $2,394 |
| May 2025 | 89.9 | $789 | $2,292 |
| Apr 2025 | 96.2 | $781 | $2,267 |
| Mar 2025 | 93.8 | $757 | $2,200 |
| Feb 2025 | 92.4 | $738 | $2,145 |
| Jan 2025 | 82.6 | $720 | $2,143 |
| Dec 2024 | 95.0 | $709 | $2,144 |
| Nov 2024 | 98.6 | $724 | $2,164 |
| Oct 2024 | 101.8 | $732 | $2,194 |
| Sep 2024 | 105.4 | $749 | $2,247 |
| Aug 2024 | 103.2 | $724 | $2,170 |
| Jul 2024 | 101.9 | $715 | $2,297 |
| Jun 2024 | 102.5 | $719 | $2,311 |
| May 2024 | 104.6 | $708 | $2,279 |
| Apr 2024 | 105.0 | $710 | $2,286 |
| Mar 2024 | 106.2 | $716 | $2,304 |
| Feb 2024 | 131.9 | $703 | $1,153 |
| Jan 2024 | 159.3 | $702 | $2,325 |
| Dec 2023 | 145.4 | $770 | $2,311 |
| Nov 2023 | 89.2 | $810 | $2,233 |
| Oct 2023 | 85.5 | $808 | $2,224 |
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 Stoke-on-Trent yet.
Quality of life
Numbeo's published indices for Stoke-on-Trent. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.
- Cost of living (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 66.6
- Rent (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 17.5
- Groceries (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 52.8
- Restaurants (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 73.8
Climate
Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.
°C335811141615131064Rain, mm726158526477838262858079JFMAMJJASOND
- Annual mean
- 9.1 °C
- Warmest monthJuly
- 15.8 °C
- Coldest monthJanuary
- 3.3 °C
- Rain a year
- 854 mm
- HumidityRelative, annual mean
- 88%
- SunshineSolar energy per day
- 2.8 kWh/m²
- Clear-sky daysA year
- 3
- Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 °C
- 67
Air, internet and housing
The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.
Air
Good
US AQI, the latest day
- Unhealthy days
- 0AQI above 100
- Worst day
- 27
- PM2.5
- 7.8µg/m³, mean
- Air score
- 980-100
Internet
United Kingdom median; city not listed184Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
- Upload
- 61Mbps, fixed
- Latency
- 11ms, fixed
- Mobile download
- 75Mbps
- Mobile latency
- 31ms
Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.
Housing
$1,406Per m² to buy in the centre, $3,012 outside
- Price to income
- 3.9Years of income, 90 m² flat
- Price to rent
- 9.1Years of rent, centre
- Rental yield
- 11.0%Gross, centre
- Mortgage rate
- 5.55%20-year fixed
- 80 m² in the centre
- 3.3Years of net salary
Numbeo property survey, 20 Sept 2026.
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About these numbers
What the figures on this page rest on.
- Confidence
- High confidence
- Contributors
- 29Numbeo price survey
- Latest prices
- Sep 20261 readings that month
- Months with prices
- 11 of 12Last 12 months
- Items priced
- 98%1 basket items from the country median
- Location
- Matched to a GeoNames reference city
- Index rebuilt
- 24 Sept 2026