London vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$6298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	98	96
🏙️ Population	8.91M	8.8M

The cost of living in London is 18% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 38th and 6th ($3321 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.2 months in London compared to 1.6 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 8th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in London vs New York City infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/london/new-york.jpg" alt="Cost of living in London vs New York City infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/london/new-york" target="_blank">London vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in London vs New York City

Prices for goods and services in London and New York City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	London	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$17859

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028