London vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	385K

The cost of living in London is 43% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 20th and 719th ($3740 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 625th 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 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 12th and 151st 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	$22.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$16676

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285