London vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

	London	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3029	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6932	$5386
🏠 One person rent	$1951	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4290	$3004
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	8.91M	2.15M

The cost of living in London is 38% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 79th and 1040th ($3029 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the United Kingdom and France, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Paris. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2nd and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Paris

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	London	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.6	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$7.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.66	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$3.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2186	$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4044	$2744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2630	$2006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.5	$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	2.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17870	$14008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10200	$9898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.84	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$91.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.52	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2088	$826
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25849	$18484

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2536
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2121
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2082
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2202
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2080
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2037
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2040
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2021
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2008
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2253
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$1923
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2030
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$1967
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$1910
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$1871
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$1929
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1687
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2153
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1889
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$1816
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$1940
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2077
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2255
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$1899
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$1980
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1948
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$1995
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2000
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1813
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1849
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1830
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1827
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2769
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2187

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1249
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1739
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1513
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2861
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2277
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1415
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$1908
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2406
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1626
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1831
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2265
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1506
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1656
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1978
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1525
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1645
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1644
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1539
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1917
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1689
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1643
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1349
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1464
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1341
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1613
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1291
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1457
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1227
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1234
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1203
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1303
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1172
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1429
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1345
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1558
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1150
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1342
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1488
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1363