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Triplandio London guide covers 21 travel guides across 53 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 84 self-guided walking tours in London with 455 POI, spanning 354.6 km in total. Get inspired by 8 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
London
City & Country Data United Kingdom (London)
Key travel data for London — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 United Kingdom
Cost
LOW
Safety
77
Health
85
Lifestyle
75
Infra
89
Rank
#12
Score
67
Tourists
11.1M/y
GDP/cap
$57.6k
Life Exp
81.4 yrs
Population
69.5M
Currency
GBP £
Language
English
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
999
💰 Prices in London
Coffee
$5.00
Beer
$9.00
Lunch
$25.00
Groceries
$50.00/w
Taxi/km
$3.00
Transit
$4.00
Fuel
$1.80/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$3,000/m
Best time to visit London (United Kingdom)
Now (July) avg: 18°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Aug.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
22°C / 14°C
Sunrise / Sunset
4:59 / 21:14
Local time
8:49
Best Months 
Jun & Aug
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of London —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A simple dish of sausages served with mashed potatoes and gravy. A luxurious dish of beef tenderloin coated in pâté and duxelles, wrapped in puff pastry. Pan-fried mix of leftover vegetables, often with potatoes and cabbage. A sweet, spiced bun with dried fruits and a sticky glaze. An assortment of cooked breakfast items, typically including eggs, bacon, sausages, and more. Mix of strawberries, broken meringue, and cream. Battered fish with fried potatoes, typically served with salt and vinegar. A hearty breakfast consisting of bacon, eggs, sausages, beans, and more. Eels cooked in a spiced stock and set into a jelly-like consistency. A traditional London dish of minced beef pie served with mashed potatoes. Traditional British Sunday roast featuring beef and fluffy batter pudding. A savory pie with minced lamb and a mashed potato crust. A traditional British steamed suet pudding with dried fruit. A savory pie filled with diced beef, kidney, onion, and gravy. A moist sponge cake with finely chopped dates, covered in a toffee sauce. Traditional British meal of roasted meat and vegetables. Traditional British meal featuring roasted meat with accompaniments.
Traditional Local Food
London (United Kingdom)
Main course
Meat
Bangers and Mash
Bang-guhz and mash
Main course
Meat
Beef Wellington
Main course
Vegetarian
Bubble and Squeak
bub-ul and skweek
Dessert
Vegetarian
Chelsea Bun
Chel-see Bun
Main course
Meat
English Breakfast
Dessert
Vegetarian
Eton Mess
ee-ton mess
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Fish and Chips
Main course
Meat
Full English Breakfast
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Jellied Eels
Main course
Meat
Pie and Mash
Main course
Meat
Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding
roast beef and YORK-shur PUH-ding
Main course
Meat
Shepherd's Pie
Dessert
Vegetarian
Spotted Dick
Spot-tid Dik
Main course
Meat
Steak and Kidney Pie
Steyk and Kid-nee Pie
Dessert
Vegetarian
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Stik-ee Toh-fee Pud-ing
Main course
Meat
Sunday Roast
sun-day roast
Main course
Meat
Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding
Sunday Roast
sunday roast
