London vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$3629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	662K

The cost of living in London is 47% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 20th and 822nd ($3740 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 12th and 53rd 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	$22.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915