London vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	London	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$3381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8321	$7742
🏠 One person rent	$2442	$2153
🏘️ Family rent	$4196	$3690
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$749
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$254
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4056	$4406
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ 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 8% more expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 24th and 51st ($3638 vs $3381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.1 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 13th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 66th 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	$23.4	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.25	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3039	$2353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2020	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5146	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3564	$3254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20511	$7901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11468	$6794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.06	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$73.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$8.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$4.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$5.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.7	$199
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2528	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28418	$23575

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2994
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2508
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2463
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2526
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2439
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2374
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2366
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2347
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2334
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2677
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2306
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2403
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2523
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2168
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2236
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2301
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2665
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2376
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2232
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2297
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2839
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2212
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2141
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2565
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2202
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2109
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2496
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1843
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2130
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2171
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2218
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2014
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2542
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2350
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2484
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2779
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2773
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2836
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2749
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2684
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2922
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2735
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3108
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2675
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3004
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2711
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2734
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3588
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2933
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2929
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2752
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2806
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2968
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3700
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2712
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3259
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2617
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3090
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2932
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2848
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2724
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2684
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2938
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3098
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2620
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2616
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3560
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2749
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3092
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2835