London vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$818
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	98	59
🏙️ Population	8.91M	24.7K

The cost of living in London is 107% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 38th and 3034th ($3321 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Victoria

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	London	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$8062

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524