London vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	97	100
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.45M

The cost of living in London is 29% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 28th and 370th ($3662 vs $2844) 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 1.3 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	$22.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$25164

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863