London
Greater London, United Kingdom
Europe’s largest financial centre and by a wide margin the most expensive place to live in the country.
- Population
- 8,900,000
- Climate
- temperate
- Typical download speed
- 150 Mbit/s
- One-bed, city centre
- £1,900 – £2,800
- One-bed, outside centre
- £1,350 – £1,900
- Monthly budget, one adult
- £2,800 – £4,200
Indicative
Getting around
Underground, bus, Overground and Elizabeth line under one contactless fare cap.
What people work in here
- Finance
- Technology
- Legal and professional services
- Creative industries
Cost of living
We do not hold a London cost series, so this is the United Kingdom country-wide estimate. Use the rent figures above for the local picture.
| Category | Monthly range |
|---|---|
| Housing | £900 – £1,800 |
| Food | £280 – £480 |
| Utilities | £150 – £280 |
| Internet | £25 – £45 |
| Transport | £70 – £220 |
| Healthcare | £0 – £120 |
| Everything else | £220 – £480 |
| Total | £1,645 – £3,425 |
| Suggested monthly buffer | £4,110 |
Modelled from a baseline for one adult and scaled, not sampled from households. Figures are shown as ranges because that is the honest shape of the data.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimate. Council tax is a substantial additional housing cost not included in the rent figure, and childcare in England is among the most expensive in the OECD.
Immigration
Immigration is decided nationally, not by city. Which routes are open to you, what they require and how long they take are all on the United Kingdom guide.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimates, not survey data.