London vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	98	98
🏙️ Population	8.91M	4.84M

The cost of living in London is 21% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 38th and 318th ($3321 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sydney

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	London	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$17934

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816