London vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	99	88
🏙️ Population	8.8M	525K

The cost of living in London is 36% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8th and 362nd ($3851 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sacramento

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	London	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850