Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and the Aland Islands

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.

London, United Kingdom
Aland Islands
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
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🇦🇽 Aland Islands
$1,773
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😐 Solo nomad: London is 41.3% more expensive than the Aland Islands without rent, and 128.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 41% more expensive than the Aland Islands without rent, and 125.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Aland Islands
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.68
$15.79 €14.13
66.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £81.1
$85.2 €76.3
27.38%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £8.00
$11.88 €10.63
-9.85%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.17
$5.10 €4.57
9.61%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.24
$2.87 €2.57
4.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.66
$2.63 €2.35
-15.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.20
$9.62 €8.60
0.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.16
$8.81 €7.88
-6.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Aland Islands
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.47
$1.32 €1.18
49.24%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.56
$3.11 €2.78
-32.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.94
$2.63 €2.35
-1.52%
Eggs
$5.37 £4.01
$2.95 €2.64
82.03%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.79
$11.97 €10.71
9.61%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.23
$9.42 €8.43
17.09%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.23
$15.78 €14.12
12.36%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.37
$2.60 €2.32
21.92%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$2.00 €1.79
-31.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.11
$2.43 €2.17
16.05%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.51
$3.86 €3.45
-12.95%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.27
$1.32 €1.19
28.79%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.33
$1.32 €1.18
34.85%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$2.20 €1.96
-32.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.36
$2.11 €1.89
-13.74%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.80
$10.64 €9.52
124.15%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £10.03
$14.14 €12.65
-4.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.32
$3.23 €2.89
-3.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.35
$2.85 €2.55
57.54%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Aland Islands
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.08
$2.13 €1.91
93.90%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £199
$76.0 €68.0
250.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.46
$8.06 €7.21
-25.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.53
$2.74 €2.46
23.72%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.21
-
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.65
$2.25 €2.02
-1.78%
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
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Aland Islands
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £278
$224 €200
66.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.93
$31.83 €28.48
-41.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.26
$39.87 €35.68
1.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Aland Islands
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.82
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.76
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.40
$15.53 €13.90
15.58%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Aland Islands
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,199
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.5K
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Aland Islands
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.8
$90.4 €80.9
28.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.47
$32.97 €29.50
72.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.5
$111 €99.1
15.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £115
$79.8 €71.4
92.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Aland Islands
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,191
$647 €579
353.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,686
$546 €489
313.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,919
$994 €889
428.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,881
$709 €634
444.28%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
$2,565 €2,295
570.02%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,179
$1,460 €1,306
467.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Aland Islands
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,196
$2,668 €2,387
110.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
4.35
9.89%

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

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for the Aland Islands: October 31, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Aland Islands
$546 75.8% $1.7K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Aland Islands
$296 31.5% $136
Eating Out
London
$396
Aland Islands
$311 21.4% $85
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Aland Islands
$342 5.1% $18
Getting Around
London
$305
Aland Islands
$106 65.2% $199
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Aland Islands
$141 31% $63
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Aland Islands
$31 * 66.2% $61

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

Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇦🇽 Aland Islands
🕒 Local time
18:48 6:48 PM
20:48 8:48 PM
2 h ahead of London
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👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
30,144
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