London vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	99	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	442K

The cost of living in London is 10% more expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 37th and 103rd ($3427 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Miami. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Miami

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	London	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$25328

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860