London vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	99	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in London is 45% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 37th and 998th ($3427 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 22nd 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	$23	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395