London vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	737K

The cost of living in London is 18% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 37th and 206th ($3427 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Seattle

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	London	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$28179

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263