London vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$5777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	99	97
🏙️ Population	8.8M	8.8M

The cost of living in London is 15% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 37th and 5th ($3427 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 New York City. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 13th 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	$23	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108