London vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	568K

The cost of living in London is 68% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8th and 1272nd ($3851 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 5th and 146th 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	$22.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741