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Cost of owning a dog in United Kingdom

Lifetime and food cost for 272 dogs, localized to GBP.

The cheapest dog to own in United Kingdom is the Japanese Chin (~£12,440 lifetime). All costs in GBP. Pet insurance is widely available in United Kingdom.

#	Breed	Size	Food/yr	Lifetime
1	Japanese Chin	Small	£160	£12,440
2	English Toy Spaniel	Small	£185	£13,625
3	Russian Toy	Small	£115	£13,815
4	Danish-Swedish Farmdog	Small	£265	£14,295
5	Toy Fox Terrier	Small	£100	£14,540
6	Jagdterrier	Small	£285	£14,740
7	Boston Terrier	Small	£275	£14,770
8	Russell Terrier	Small	£200	£14,890
9	Chihuahua	Small	£95	£14,925
10	Miniature Pinscher	Small	£160	£14,985
11	Miniature Bull Terrier	Small	£325	£15,015
12	Schipperke	Small	£210	£15,035
13	Bolognese	Small	£130	£15,120
14	Lancashire Heeler	Small	£210	£15,165
15	Portuguese Podengo Pequeno	Small	£185	£15,195
16	Norwich Terrier	Small	£200	£15,400
17	Tibetan Spaniel	Small	£200	£15,400
18	Border Terrier	Small	£210	£15,550
19	Australian Terrier	Small	£265	£15,720
20	Japanese Spitz	Small	£265	£15,720
21	Italian Greyhound	Small	£180	£15,735
22	Norfolk Terrier	Small	£190	£15,805
23	Cirneco dell’Etna	Small	£310	£15,935
24	Affenpinscher	Small	£155	£15,945
25	Scottish Terrier	Small	£290	£15,975
26	Papillon	Small	£140	£16,025
27	Brussels Griffon	Small	£160	£16,045
28	Smooth Fox Terrier	Small	£250	£16,110
29	Wire Fox Terrier	Small	£250	£16,110
30	Cairn Terrier	Small	£220	£16,170
31	Mudi	Small	£325	£16,180
32	Lakeland Terrier	Small	£260	£16,210
33	Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka	Small	£140	£16,260
34	Pekingese	Small	£220	£16,290
35	Parson Russell Terrier	Small	£235	£16,380
36	Cesky Terrier	Small	£280	£16,515
37	Löwchen	Small	£205	£16,555
38	Chinese Crested	Small	£175	£16,590
39	Pug	Small	£250	£16,590
40	Basenji	Small	£325	£16,685
41	Silky Terrier	Small	£175	£16,735
42	Beagle	Small	£345	£16,860
43	Lhasa Apso	Small	£235	£17,005
44	Poodle (Miniature)	Small	£205	£17,155
45	Shetland Sheepdog	Small	£290	£17,170
46	American Eskimo Dog	Small	£295	£17,275
47	Maltese	Small	£130	£17,560
48	Sealyham Terrier	Small	£325	£17,655
49	Teddy Roosevelt Terrier	Small	£250	£17,715
50	Shiba Inu	Small	£290	£17,725
51	Bedlington Terrier	Small	£290	£17,765
52	Welsh Terrier	Small	£290	£17,765
53	Havanese	Small	£175	£17,815
54	Rat Terrier	Small	£265	£17,885
55	Taiwan Dog	Medium	£425	£17,945
56	Manchester Terrier (Toy)	Small	£200	£17,945
57	Biewer Terrier	Small	£115	£17,990
58	Maltipoo	Small	£205	£18,210
59	Pomeranian	Small	£100	£18,215
60	Yorkshire Terrier	Small	£110	£18,375
61	Bulldog (English)	Medium	£535	£18,505
62	American Hairless Terrier	Small	£220	£18,545
63	Treeing Tennessee Brindle	Medium	£490	£18,645
64	Braque du Bourbonnais	Medium	£525	£18,745
65	Pumi	Medium	£350	£18,860
66	Manchester Terrier (Standard)	Small	£260	£18,905
67	Dachshund	Small	£335	£18,925
68	French Bulldog	Small	£310	£19,035
69	Shikoku	Medium	£535	£19,140
70	Basset Fauve de Bretagne	Medium	£405	£19,190
71	Yakutian Laika	Medium	£555	£19,390
72	Dogue de Bordeaux	Giant	£1,005	£19,400
73	Mountain Cur	Medium	£535	£19,605
74	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Medium	£385	£19,635
75	Poodle (Toy)	Small	£100	£19,720
76	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Small	£300	£19,840
77	West Highland White Terrier	Small	£265	£19,985
78	Icelandic Sheepdog	Medium	£370	£20,155
79	Peruvian Inca Orchid	Medium	£410	£20,320
80	Kishu Ken	Medium	£535	£20,380
81	Slovensky Kopov	Medium	£475	£20,455
82	Swedish Vallhund	Medium	£370	£20,480
83	German Shepherd Dog	Large	£745	£20,485
84	Nederlandse Kooikerhondje	Medium	£345	£20,560
85	Norwegian Lundehund	Medium	£345	£20,560
86	Karelian Bear Dog	Medium	£550	£20,560
87	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Medium	£405	£20,645
88	American Water Spaniel	Medium	£445	£20,665
89	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Small	£240	£20,670
90	German Pinscher	Medium	£445	£20,760
91	Kai Ken	Medium	£395	£20,835
92	Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	£420	£20,840
93	Tibetan Terrier	Small	£335	£20,850
94	Miniature Schnauzer	Small	£240	£20,945
95	Irish Terrier	Medium	£355	£20,960
96	Boykin Spaniel	Medium	£420	£21,170
97	Whippet	Medium	£420	£21,190
98	Cocker Spaniel	Medium	£345	£21,200
99	Field Spaniel	Medium	£510	£21,230
100	Sloughi	Medium	£510	£21,230
101	Flat-Coated Retriever	Large	£705	£21,240
102	Irish Wolfhound	Giant	£1,060	£21,315
103	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Medium	£410	£21,420
104	Swedish Lapphund	Medium	£465	£21,425
105	Shih Tzu	Small	£205	£21,435
106	Ibizan Hound	Medium	£555	£21,440
107	Finnish Spitz	Medium	£360	£21,465
108	German Shepherd	Large	£745	£21,475
109	Glen of Imaal Terrier	Medium	£450	£21,545
110	English Cocker Spaniel	Medium	£395	£21,605
111	Norwegian Buhund	Medium	£425	£21,625
112	Croatian Sheepdog	Medium	£460	£21,695
113	Portuguese Sheepdog	Medium	£560	£21,840
114	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Medium	£510	£22,010
115	Chinese Shar-Pei	Large	£600	£22,045
116	German Shorthaired Pointer	Large	£640	£22,180
117	Brittany	Medium	£445	£22,240
118	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	Medium	£445	£22,240
119	Bichon Frise	Small	£235	£22,270
120	English Springer Spaniel	Medium	£535	£22,300
121	Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog	Medium	£475	£22,330
122	German Spitz	Medium	£345	£22,450
123	Schapendoes	Medium	£495	£22,585
124	Deutscher Wachtelhund	Medium	£555	£22,595
125	Irish Red and White Setter	Medium	£555	£22,595
126	Working Kelpie	Medium	£525	£22,605
127	Miniature American Shepherd	Medium	£395	£22,620
128	Coton de Tulear	Small	£190	£22,705
129	Kromfohrlander	Medium	£370	£22,765
130	Finnish Lapphund	Medium	£520	£22,890
131	Azawakh	Medium	£525	£22,990
132	Canaan Dog	Medium	£535	£23,090
133	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Medium	£535	£23,090
134	Bohemian Shepherd	Medium	£565	£23,165
135	Australian Cattle Dog	Medium	£510	£23,170
136	Kerry Blue Terrier	Medium	£460	£23,230
137	Jindo	Medium	£490	£23,250
138	Norrbottenspets	Medium	£345	£23,345
139	Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen	Medium	£510	£23,565
140	Chow Chow	Large	£640	£23,595
141	Keeshond	Medium	£490	£23,635
142	Portuguese Water Dog	Medium	£555	£23,720
143	Portuguese Pointer	Medium	£550	£23,745
144	Bullmastiff	Giant	£1,080	£23,970
145	Drever	Medium	£465	£24,020
146	Xoloitzcuintli	Medium	£420	£24,065
147	Border Collie	Medium	£510	£24,090
148	Portuguese Podengo	Large	£580	£24,165
149	Lagotto Romagnolo	Medium	£390	£24,305
150	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Large	£805	£24,360
151	Puli	Medium	£395	£24,400
152	Sussex Spaniel	Medium	£490	£24,445
153	Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Medium	£490	£24,675
154	Skye Terrier	Medium	£490	£24,675
155	Bernese Mountain Dog	Giant	£915	£24,890
156	Neapolitan Mastiff	Giant	£1,180	£25,005
157	Belgian Laekenois	Large	£665	£25,070
158	Boxer	Large	£705	£25,210
159	Standard Schnauzer	Medium	£490	£25,255
160	American English Coonhound	Large	£620	£25,275
161	Australian Shepherd	Medium	£600	£25,345
162	French Spaniel	Large	£620	£25,515
163	Labrador Retriever	Large	£725	£25,555
164	Clumber Spaniel	Large	£745	£25,940
165	Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Large	£600	£26,065
166	Segugio Italiano	Large	£580	£26,140
167	Rottweiler	Large	£1,030	£26,200
168	Greyhound	Large	£705	£26,270
169	Curly-Coated Retriever	Large	£805	£26,285
170	Bluetick Coonhound	Large	£685	£26,340
171	Siberian Husky	Large	£555	£26,440
172	Scottish Deerhound	Giant	£915	£26,480
173	English Foxhound	Large	£725	£26,485
174	American Bulldog	Large	£820	£26,490
175	Doberman Pinscher	Large	£820	£26,490
176	Spanish Water Dog	Medium	£490	£26,525
177	Transylvanian Hound	Large	£620	£26,635
178	Dalmatian	Large	£640	£26,905
179	Golden Retriever	Large	£705	£26,915
180	Great Dane	Giant	£1,270	£26,925
181	Broholmer	Giant	£1,115	£26,990
182	Mastiff	Giant	£1,480	£27,150
183	Czechoslovakian Vlcak	Large	£580	£27,190
184	Weimaraner	Large	£765	£27,285
185	Thai Ridgeback	Large	£620	£27,305
186	American Foxhound	Large	£705	£27,325
187	Black and Tan Coonhound	Large	£880	£27,425
188	Porcelaine	Large	£650	£27,680
189	Old English Sheepdog	Large	£820	£27,745
190	Plott Hound	Large	£580	£27,785
191	Small Munsterlander Pointer	Large	£580	£27,785
192	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Large	£725	£27,795
193	Irish Water Spaniel	Large	£635	£27,850
194	Berger Picard	Large	£665	£27,870
195	Treeing Walker Coonhound	Large	£665	£27,870
196	Dutch Shepherd	Large	£650	£28,035
197	Bracco Italiano	Large	£765	£28,050
198	Perro de Presa Canario	Giant	£950	£28,095
199	Lapponian Herder	Large	£745	£28,120
200	Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Giant	£1,060	£28,140
201	Borzoi	Large	£840	£28,150
202	Barbet	Large	£580	£28,155
203	Pharaoh Hound	Large	£580	£28,155
204	Bull Terrier	Large	£665	£28,225
205	Drentsche Patrijshond	Large	£670	£28,270
206	Wirehaired Vizsla	Large	£620	£28,320
207	Vizsla	Large	£595	£28,395
208	English Setter	Large	£685	£28,420
209	Gordon Setter	Large	£685	£28,460
210	Basset Hound	Large	£600	£28,495
211	Hovawart	Large	£805	£28,500
212	Newfoundland	Giant	£1,150	£28,960
213	Saint Bernard	Giant	£1,315	£29,070
214	Saluki	Large	£600	£29,080
215	Wetterhoun	Large	£685	£29,150
216	Samoyed	Large	£580	£29,260
217	Slovensky Cuvac	Large	£840	£29,290
218	Airedale Terrier	Large	£665	£29,290
219	Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound	Large	£595	£29,365
220	Norwegian Elkhound	Large	£595	£29,365
221	Catahoula Leopard Dog	Large	£765	£29,415
222	Harrier	Large	£600	£29,465
223	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Large	£600	£29,465
224	Hanoverian Scenthound	Large	£890	£29,535
225	Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer	Large	£640	£29,640
226	German Longhaired Pointer	Large	£725	£29,685
227	Hokkaido	Large	£620	£29,720
228	Stabyhoun	Large	£580	£29,770
229	Leonberger	Giant	£1,180	£29,905
230	American Leopard Hound	Large	£640	£30,020
231	Redbone Coonhound	Large	£640	£30,020
232	Alaskan Malamute	Large	£820	£30,090
233	Appenzeller Sennenhund	Large	£655	£30,175
234	American Staffordshire Terrier	Large	£620	£30,350
235	Belgian Sheepdog	Large	£665	£30,385
236	Belgian Tervuren	Large	£665	£30,385
237	Great Pyrenees	Giant	£915	£30,625
238	Kuvasz	Giant	£915	£30,625
239	Collie	Large	£685	£30,630
240	Pudelpointer	Large	£640	£30,665
241	Bloodhound	Giant	£935	£30,830
242	Bearded Collie	Large	£580	£31,110
243	Beauceron	Giant	£895	£31,355
244	Chinook	Large	£745	£31,390
245	Briard	Large	£805	£31,570
246	Eurasier	Large	£620	£31,940
247	Irish Setter	Large	£705	£32,035
248	Bergamasco Sheepdog	Large	£745	£32,135
249	Otterhound	Giant	£955	£32,345
250	Pointer	Large	£665	£32,430
251	Afghan Hound	Large	£620	£32,790
252	Bouvier des Flandres	Giant	£895	£32,920
253	Tibetan Mastiff	Giant	£1,045	£32,965
254	Dogo Argentino	Giant	£925	£33,000
255	Tornjak	Large	£865	£33,020
256	Boerboel	Giant	£1,480	£33,385
257	Belgian Malinois	Large	£665	£33,480
258	German Wirehaired Pointer	Large	£665	£33,480
259	Hamiltonstovare	Large	£640	£33,740
260	Poodle (Standard)	Large	£640	£33,850
261	Black Russian Terrier	Giant	£1,010	£34,160
262	Estrela Mountain Dog	Giant	£1,005	£34,290
263	Giant Schnauzer	Large	£745	£34,460
264	Komondor	Giant	£895	£34,485
265	Tosa	Giant	£1,315	£34,730
266	Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Giant	£1,215	£34,865
267	Akita	Giant	£970	£35,180
268	Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Giant	£1,080	£35,190
269	Rafeiro do Alentejo	Giant	£1,005	£36,960
270	Spanish Mastiff	Giant	£1,450	£37,425
271	Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog	Giant	£1,080	£37,935
272	Pyrenean Mastiff	Giant	£1,510	£39,760

Food & vet localized via United Kingdom's price-level index; converted to GBP. Estimates — verify locally.

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