London vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	99	90
🏙️ Population	8.8M	385K

The cost of living in London is 46% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 8th and 658th ($3851 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 582nd in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Tampa

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	London	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$14367

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294