London vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in London is 3% more expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 58th and 80th ($3296 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 58th 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	$21.4	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$28838

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919