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Europe
London
United Kingdom
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in London compare to Sydney?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in London is 9% worse off vs in Sydney
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in London compared to Sydney, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$83,624
+$10,666 (+15%) vs Sydney
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in London compare to Sydney?
Sydney has better overall weather
5.0/10(vs 8.7/10 in Sydney)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
15°C(vs 22°C in Sydney)
Average Low
9°C(vs 15°C in Sydney)
Sunshine Hours
1,633h/yr-835h/yr(-34%)
Average High in hottest month
23°C(vs 26°C in Sydney)
Average Low in coldest month
4°C(vs 9°C in Sydney)
Rainy Days
93/yr+8/yr(+10%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-36/yr(-99%)
Cloud Cover
58%(vs 30% in Sydney)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in London compare to Sydney?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in London compared to Sydney?
Avg. Property Price
$16,188 / m²
55% more expensive than Sydney
SWE Affordability
15.5 years
4.1 years longer than Sydney
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
London has around 38 Luma events listed.
That's 375% more events than Sydney.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in London to maintain the same standard of living.
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