London vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	99	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	737K

The cost of living in London is 9% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 58th and 158th ($3296 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 98th 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	$21.4	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$29407

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093