London vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	662K

The cost of living in London is 46% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 28th and 890th ($3662 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 4th and 62nd 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	$22.6	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$21273

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884