London vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.08M

The cost of living in London is 627% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 20th and 8627th ($3740 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 495th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Xuzhou. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Xuzhou ranked 94th in China, while ranked 12th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Xuzhou

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	London	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$21609

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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 Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$581
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$592
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$576
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$581
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$572
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$571
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$617
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$530
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$548
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$558
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$519
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$594
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$553
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$566
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$601
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$615
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$661
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$556
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$548
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$550
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$564
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$549
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$623
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$598
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$569
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$583
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$632
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$483
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$547
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$541
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$647
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$677
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$765