London vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	99	59
🏙️ Population	8.8M	24.7K

The cost of living in London is 120% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 58th and 3454th ($3296 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4th and 5404th 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	$21.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8298

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408