London vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in London is 7% more expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 28th and 62nd ($3662 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Los Angeles

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	London	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$23685

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000