London vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$2766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	99	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	568K

The cost of living in London is 45% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 58th and 1194th ($3296 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 4th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Surrey

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	London	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606