London vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	737K

The cost of living in London is 19% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 20th and 142nd ($3740 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 months in London compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 32nd 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	$22.5	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$28950

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173