Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Reunion

For one person, living is cheaper in Reunion: $1,859 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $26,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London, United Kingdom
Reunion
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
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🇷🇪 Reunion
$1,859
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😐 Solo nomad: London is 40.5% more expensive than Reunion without rent, and 117.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 34% more expensive than Reunion without rent, and 93.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Reunion
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.59
$9.04 €8.05
191.59%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £80.7
$93.3 €83.2
16.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.96
$13.54 €12.06
-20.90%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.15
$3.36 €2.99
66.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.23
$2.86 €2.55
4.90%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.65
$2.22 €1.98
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.17
$4.59 €4.09
110.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.14
$5.71 €5.09
44.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Reunion
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.46
$1.43 €1.27
37.76%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.55
$2.88 €2.57
-27.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.93
$3.11 €2.77
-16.72%
Eggs
$5.37 £3.99
$4.67 €4.16
14.99%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.75
$22.03 €19.62
-40.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.20
$14.86 €13.24
-25.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.18
$24.50 €21.82
-27.63%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.36
$3.07 €2.74
3.26%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$2.08 €1.85
-33.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.10
$2.77 €2.47
1.81%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.50
$6.87 €6.12
-51.09%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.26
$2.58 €2.30
-34.11%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.32
$3.67 €3.27
-51.50%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$1.46 €1.30
2.05%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.35
$2.74 €2.44
-33.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.73
$12.91 €11.50
84.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £9.99
$9.19 €8.18
46.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.31
$3.28 €2.92
-5.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.34
$2.59 €2.31
73.36%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Reunion
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.07
$2.83 €2.52
45.94%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £198
$43.53 €38.78
511.03%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.45
-
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.52
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.03
-
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.64
$1.92 €1.71
15.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.4K
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.0K £30.5K
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Reunion
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £277
$118 €105
215.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.87
$16.28 €14.50
14.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.13
$44.26 €39.43
-8.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Reunion
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.63
$36.53 €32.54
53.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.71
$13.37 €11.91
27.90%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.34
$10.99 €9.79
63.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Reunion
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,189
-
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.4K
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Reunion
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.4
$146 €130
-20.40%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.29
-
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.1
$125 €112
2.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$110 €97.7
40.24%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Reunion
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,182
$965 €860
204.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,678
$733 €653
208.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,902
$1,634 €1,456
221.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,868
$1,256 €1,119
207.17%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,153
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Reunion
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,177
$2,048 €1,824
174.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
4
19.50%

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

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for Reunion: November 3, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Reunion
$733 67.5% $1.5K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Reunion
$178 58.6% $253
Eating Out
London
$396
Reunion
$208 47.5% $188
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Reunion
$455 26.3% $95
Getting Around
London
$305
Reunion
$55 * 82% $251
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Reunion
$171 * 16.3% $33
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Reunion
$59 36.3% $33

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

Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇷🇪 Reunion
🕒 Local time
17:23 5:23 PM
21:23 9:23 PM
4 h ahead of London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
881,348
💱 Currency
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  • London Reunion 9,740 km ≈ 13 h nonstop flight
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