London vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	737K

The cost of living in London is 22% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8th and 125th ($3851 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 99th 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	$22.2	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114