London vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	99	99
🏙️ Population	8.8M	4.84M

The cost of living in London is 22% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 37th and 312th ($3427 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2nd and 4th 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	$23	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$18951

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754