London vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	99	83
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.33M

The cost of living in London is 277% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 58th and 6171st ($3296 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the United Kingdom and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Taoyuan

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	London	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$18619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443