London vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	99	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in London is 8% more expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 37th and 72nd ($3427 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Los Angeles

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	London	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$28613

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754