London vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	99	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	441K

The cost of living in London is 9% more expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 37th and 91st ($3427 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Oakland

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	London	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288