London vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	99	100
🏙️ Population	8.8M	4.84M

The cost of living in London is 30% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 58th and 745th ($3296 vs $2539) 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4th and 2nd 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	$21.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683