London vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	London	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$2619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8321	$6214
🏠 One person rent	$2442	$1549
🏘️ Family rent	$4196	$2686
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$378
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4056	$4031
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	99	100
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.45M

The cost of living in London is 39% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 24th and 673rd ($3638 vs $2619) 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.5 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	$23.4	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.25	$7.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3039	$1854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2020	$1271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5146	$3277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3564	$2254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20511	$13243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11468	$7736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.06	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$28.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.7	$60
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2528	$2089
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28418	$18664

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2994
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2508
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2463
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2526
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2439
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2374
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2366
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2347
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2334
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2677
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2306
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2403
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2523
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2168
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2236
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2301
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2665
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2376
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2232
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2297
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2839
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2212
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2141
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2565
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2202
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2109
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2496
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1843
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2130
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2171
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2218
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2014
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2542
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2350
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2484
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2160
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2313
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1879
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1617
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1457
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1829
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1578
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1654
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1507
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2049
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1758
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1613
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1187
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1479
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1989
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1659
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1671
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1840
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1806
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2299
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2132
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1710
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1701
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1341
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1553
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1724
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1746
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1656
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1688
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2297
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1759
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1712
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1739
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2091
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1683
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1705
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1792
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2043
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1421
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1704