London vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	74
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	8.8M	459K

The cost of living in London is 56% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 20th and 1097th ($3740 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Virginia Beach

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	London	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763