London vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	99	90
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.61M

The cost of living in London is 38% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 58th and 955th ($3296 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 875th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 4th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Phoenix

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	London	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$12281

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724