Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between the Aland Islands and London

For one person, living is cheaper in the Aland Islands: $1,773 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $27,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇦🇽 Aland Islands

$1,773

/mo nomad

London

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

$4,048

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: The Aland Islands is 29.2% cheaper than London without rent, and 56.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: The Aland Islands is 29.1% cheaper than London without rent, and 55.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.79 €14.13

$26.36 £19.68

-40.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$85.2 €76.3

$109 £81.1

-21.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.88 €10.63

$10.71 £8.00

10.92%

Cappuccino

$5.10 €4.57

$5.59 £4.17

-8.77%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.57

$3.00 £2.24

-4.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.63 €2.35

$2.22 £1.66

18.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.62 €8.60

$9.65 £7.20

-0.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.81 €7.88

$8.26 £6.16

6.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 €1.18

$1.97 £1.47

-32.99%

White Bread (500g)

$3.11 €2.78

$2.09 £1.56

48.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.63 €2.35

$2.59 £1.94

1.54%

Eggs

$2.95 €2.64

$5.37 £4.01

-45.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.97 €10.71

$13.12 £9.79

-8.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.42 €8.43

$11.03 £8.23

-14.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.78 €14.12

$17.73 £13.23

-11.00%

Apples (1kg)

$2.60 €2.32

$3.17 £2.37

-17.98%

Banana (1kg)

$2.00 €1.79

$1.38 £1.03

44.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.43 €2.17

$2.82 £2.11

-13.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.86 €3.45

$3.36 £2.51

14.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 €1.19

$1.70 £1.27

-22.35%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 €1.18

$1.78 £1.33

-25.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.20 €1.96

$1.49 £1.11

47.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.11 €1.89

$1.82 £1.36

15.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.64 €9.52

$23.85 £17.80

-55.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.14 €12.65

$13.44 £10.03

5.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.23 €2.89

$3.11 £2.32

3.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.85 €2.55

$4.49 £3.35

-36.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.13 €1.91

$4.13 £3.08

-48.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$76.0 €68.0

$266 £199

-71.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$8.06 €7.21

$5.98 £4.46

34.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 €2.46

$3.39 £2.53

-19.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$56.6 £42.21

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.25 €2.02

$2.21 £1.65

1.81%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.3K £28.6K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$41.0K £30.6K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$224 €200

$372 £278

-39.84%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$31.83 €28.48

$18.66 £13.93

70.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.87 €35.68

$40.53 £30.26

-1.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.0 £41.82

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.10 £12.76

Cinema Ticket

$15.53 €13.90

$17.95 £13.40

-13.48%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$2,946 £2,199

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$47.6K £35.5K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.4 €80.9

$116 £86.8

-22.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.97 €29.50

$56.9 £42.47

-42.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 €99.1

$128 £95.5

-13.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.8 €71.4

$154 £115

-48.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$647 €579

$2,935 £2,191

-77.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$546 €489

$2,258 £1,686

-75.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$994 €889

$5,250 £3,919

-81.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$709 €634

$3,859 £2,881

-81.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,565 €2,295

$17.2K £12.8K

-85.07%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,460 €1,306

$8,278 £6,179

-82.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,668 €2,387

$5,621 £4,196

-52.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.35

4.78

-9.00%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for the Aland Islands: October 31, 2026

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Aland Islands

$546 30.8%

London

$2.3K 55.8% 313% $1.7K

Groceries & Markets

Aland Islands

$342 19.3%

London

$360 8.9% 5.4% $18

Eating Out

Aland Islands

$311 17.5%

London

$396 9.8% 27.3% $85

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Aland Islands

$296 16.7%

London

$432 10.7% 45.9% $136

Clothing & Footwear

Aland Islands

$141 8%

London

$205 5.1% 44.9% $63

Getting Around

Aland Islands

$106 6%

London

$305 7.6% 187% $199

Sport & Entertainment

Aland Islands

$31 * 1.8%

London

$92 2.3% 196% $61

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

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🇦🇽 Aland Islands

🇬🇧 London

🕒 Local time

17:49 5:49 PM

15:49 3:49 PM

2 h behind the Aland Islands

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30,144

8,908,083 Capital

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📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

1 GBP = 1.34 USD

1 GBP = 1.19 EUR

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