London vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$5599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	99	98
🏙️ Population	8.8M	8.8M

The cost of living in London is 8% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8th and 4th ($3851 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 New York City. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs New York City

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	London	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$22663

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174