London vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$5052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	88
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	653K

The cost of living in London is 43% more expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8th and 587th ($3851 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 516th 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 1.9 months in Portland. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Portland

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	London	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$19200

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745