London vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	662K

The cost of living in London is 57% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8th and 931st ($3851 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Vancouver

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	London	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812