London vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in London is 11% more expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 20th and 72nd ($3740 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 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 12th and 55th 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	$22.5	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$28004

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974