London vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	98	100
🏙️ Population	8.91M	14M

The cost of living in London is 113% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 38th and 3238th ($3321 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Tokyo

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	London	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$15051

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063