London vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	662K

The cost of living in London is 29% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 37th and 512th ($3427 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 2nd and 100th 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	$23	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$16245

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743