London vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	99	97
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in London is 53% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8th and 843rd ($3851 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.5 months in Paris. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5th and 18th 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	$22.2	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$15084

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488