London vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.6M

The cost of living in London is 44% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 20th and 742nd ($3740 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 648th 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 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Philadelphia

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	London	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$17603

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801