Cost of living comparison

compared to

London vs. Idaho Falls Cost of Living Summary

London is 66.1% more expensive than Idaho Falls.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% more in London
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in London
Transportation: pay 82.9% more in London
Housing: pay 99.4% more in London
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.8% more in London
Clothing: pay 58.5% more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Idaho Falls. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Idaho Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Idaho Falls, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 28.6% more for restaurants

	Idaho Falls	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$26.73 £20.18	+52.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$11.02 £8.33	+0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$3.12 £2.36	+41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60	$1.93 £1.45	+20.4%
Average			+28.6%

Idaho Falls vs. London - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Idaho Falls	London
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.16 £1.63	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22	$5.54 £4.18	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47	$6.58 £4.97	+89.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$5.02 £3.79	+18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60	$3.95 £2.98	-14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.53 £1.15	-0.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$0.83 £0.63	+34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21	$1.44 £1.09	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24	$1.64 £1.24	+32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.76 £0.57	+2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17	$0.83 £0.63	-28.9%
Average			+11.5%

Idaho Falls vs. London - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 82.9% more for transportation

	Idaho Falls	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36	$7.12 £5.38	+111.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$240.54 £181.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,677.84	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	+9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.93	$31.75 £23.98	+127.9%
Average			+82.9%

Idaho Falls vs. London - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 99.4% more for housing

	Idaho Falls	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.50	$42.83 £32.34	-25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,000.00	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	+208.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,150.00	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	+103.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.08	$255.85 £193.21	+111.3%
Average			+99.4%

Idaho Falls vs. London - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Idaho Falls	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$950.00	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	+161.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,333.33	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	+55.5%
Average			+108.3%

Idaho Falls vs. London - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Idaho Falls	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$8.69 £6.56	+93.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$5.21 £3.93	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$22.72 £17.16	+152.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.00	$64.95 £49.05	+70.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$20.05 £15.14	+51.3%
Average			+73.8%

Idaho Falls vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 58.5% more for clothing

	Idaho Falls	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.50	$116.11 £87.68	+98.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17	$52.02 £39.29	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.00	$125.96 £95.13	+48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$160.88 £121.49	+69.3%
Average			+58.5%

Idaho Falls vs. London - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Idaho Falls vs.

Phnom Penh

Idaho Falls vs.

Cairo

Idaho Falls vs.

Vienna

Idaho Falls vs.

Canberra

Idaho Falls vs.

Kiev

Idaho Falls vs.

Ankara

Idaho Falls vs.

Ottawa

Idaho Falls vs.

Mexico City

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in United States vs. United Kingdom. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within United States and United Kingdom.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Idaho Falls

Add prices for London

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about London or Idaho Falls. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.