London vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	99	38
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.71M

The cost of living in London is 421% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 58th and 7346th ($3296 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 147th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 4th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Nanyang

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	London	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$12899

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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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479