General prices in Great Britain? (For a tourist)?
Question by AMIONAME: General prices in Great Britain? (For a tourist)?
I’m planning a holiday to Great Britain next year (During June and July) and would just like to know some prices of food, drinks and travel so that I can plan a budget more accurately. I’d appreciate it if you’d help me out. (I’m from South Africa but please give the prices in £)
a can of Soda / Pop / Soft Drink – (whichever it’s called there, things like Coca Cola)
a bottle of water
A packet of chips / crisps
Candy bar / chocolate bar
An average meal at a restaurant
McDonald’s (something like a quarter pounder meal)
Average bus / train fare
Batteries
Anything else you think I might need to know would be appreciated. Please DO NOT answer if you don’t actually live in Great Britain. The best answer will definitely get max points.Thanks again.
Best answer:
Answer by David S
Generally you’re looking at most stuff costing about double the cost of what you pay in South Africa.
However, you can save money on travelling around London with an Oyster Card, rather than paying cash for each journey www.tfl.gov.uk. For travelling around the entire country I’d suggest a Britrail Pass which again cuts the cost of rail travel. www.britrail.com
What do you think? Answer below!
a can of Soda / Pop / Soft Drink – 80p
a bottle of water – 60p – £1
A packet of chips / crisps – 50p
Candy bar / chocolate bar – 50p
An average meal at a restaurant – some places you can get food for £7-£8 but on average your looking about £15
McDonald’s (something like a quarter pounder meal) £5
Average bus / train fare – depends on how far you want to go, bus ticket (day rider) so you can travel round the city will be about £3.00
Batteries – £3/4
hope this helps!
There is no straight answer to this question because different places charge different things. They can vary enormously. If you buy the food / drink items in a discount supermarket, they will only cost a few pence. If you buy them in a little newsagent at night in Leicester Square or similar central London tourist area – they can charge what they like.
Bus fare is easy because it is £2 flat fare no matter how many stops you go. You can get this to £1 by buying a pay as you go Oyster card available online and from ticket offices.
Train fare – depends where you’re going!
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk for info
http://www.tfl.gov.uk for underground / bus info
McDonalds meal – again, these do vary – the ones at the Airport and service stations charge almost double the ones in the suburbs. There are no standard prices for McDonalds – the prices are clearly displayed in each restaurant however. Budget around £5 for a fast food meal.
Average meal – depends where you go. If you go to a chain restaurant in a tourist area – expect to pay £20 a head without drinks. There are some pricey restaurants in London so check before you go. http://www.toptable.co.uk allows you to book online and often has good offers on meals.
To compare supermarket prices:
http://www.ocado.com / http://www.sainsburys.co.uk / http://www.asda.com / http://www.tesco.com
Some handy tourist websites for London:
http://www.timeout.com
http://www.viewlondon.com
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk
http://www.londonnet.co.uk
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk (hotel reviews)
http://www.lastminute.com (theatre deals / hotels)
The prices vary depending where in Great Britain you are but London is the most expensive… for example you pay like £1.50 for a can of coke there lol but in other places out of London u can get one for 50p.
Why would you want to buy sugary drinks or water? Tap water is drinkable and free.
Crisps – depends on the size. 40p to £1.50.
No such thing as an average meal in a restaurant. Cheapest meal might be £3 (but it would be repulsive beyond belief and at McDonalds or similar). Why would you want to eat in McDonalds? Decent meal £10-15. Good meal in good restaurant £25 plus.
Bus fare depends on location and distance. £1-£3.
Cheapest train fare £1. Most expensive £500.
A can of Cola is between 60p-80p
Bottle of water is between 50p-60p
Crisps are 45p
Chocolate bar anout 45p
Meal at restaurant about £12 to £15 for a main course
Big Mac is £3
Bus fare depends on where you are going so it is hard to say really, an average local trip willbe a couple of pounds
Batteries are about £3 a pack
Remember London is more expensive so you can add about 20% on top of these prices if you are going there , good luck and enjoy your holiday.
I would say an average evening meal at a nice restaurant would be about £20 plus drinks.
You can eat really well at a modest price if you can find good recommendations for places to eat.
And McDonalds, really, why travel?
If traveling between cities on the train prices will typically be much cheaper if you book in advance, see the national rail website or the trainline site.
And an Oyster card, even a pre-paid one will lower your travel costs within London. A weekly card for unlimited travel is roughly £25 depending on the zones you will be using.
Prices vary depending on where you are staying, either the south, midlands,or north of the country.
Buying from supermarkets is the cheapest way,and also to buy a supermarkets own brands of things.Train fares are not reasonable, and bus fares again vary depending on how far you are going either local or long distance (National bus company is good for long distances)Batteries can be bought in what we call a pound shop but area cheaper version, again they are probably best bought from a supermarket if you wand a make like kodak,have you tried to log onto a site as if you were going to do some internet shopping,im not sure if you can from South Africa but it maybe worth a go.As for meals again it depends on the area of the country, but if you like what we call “pubs” you can get some nice meals there and some have deals on (buy 2 for a set price).
If you really want a better guide line,it may help to state what part you are staying in.