London vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$6506
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	98	90
🏙️ Population	8.91M	737K

The cost of living in London is 12% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 38th and 145th ($3321 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 1.2 months in London compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 125th 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	$19.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$29730

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210