London vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.6M

The cost of living in London is 49% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 8th and 744th ($3851 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 660th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 95th 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	$22.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886