The information is targeted at overseas visitors prior to their visit to London so you can begin to get a grip on everyday expenses whilst in the centre of London.
The centre of London can be an expensive city and often prices are higher than outside London in regional cities.
What we're looking at here are the modern coffee focused chain formats typified by the global brand Starbucks.
In London the three leading chains are Starbucks, Caffe Nero and Costa Coffee. In most of London you'll be lucky to walk 100 yards without at least one of them being available and you'll find branches within everything from supermarkets to book shops too.
General proposition is a range of coffees, tea and perhaps iced drink, milk shakes and fruit based drinks with a selection of muffins, sandwiches, pastries etc with seating ranging from bar stools to leather sofas.
There are of course lots of other outlets that will serve you coffee from pubs to general cafes, pubs and restaurants that may well be a lot, lot cheaper.
Price checks here were taken from the respective chains catchment area in Earl's Court Kensington, a major budget hotel district in the centre of London and particularly of interest to those arriving in London through Heathrow Airport, the main airport for London. There is a convenient fast, cheap and frequent London Underground service direct to Heathrow from Earl's Court.
So if you have one eye on the wallet and are using Heathrow, Earl's Court is a great benchmark to compare accommodations against.
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Indicative Coffee Shop Prices London 2017 | |||
Starbucks* |
Costa Coffee* |
Caffe Nero* |
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Americano |
2.10 / 2.45 / 2.65 |
1.95 / 2.30 / 2.50 |
1.85 / 2.15 / 2.45 |
Cappucinno |
2.35 / 2.70 / 3.10 |
2.25 / 2.55 / 2.75 |
2.10 / 2.50 / 2.80 |
Latte |
2.35 / 2.70 / 3.10 |
2.25 / 2.55 / 2.75 |
2.10 / 2.50 / 2.80 |
Mocha |
2.95 / 3.20 / 3.55 |
2.60 / 2.90 / 3.10 |
2.25 / 2.65 / 2.95 |
Espresso |
1.60 / 1.90 |
1.55 |
1.70 |
Espresso Double |
2.00 |
1.90 |
2.00 |
Pot Of Tea |
2.89 |
1.85 |
2.00 |
Herbal Tea |
1.95 |
1.65 / 1.85 / 2.05 |
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Chocolate | 2.75 / 3.05 / 3.25 |
2.50 / 2.80 / 3.00 |
2.20 / 2.60 / 2.90 |
* Prices in British Pounds sampled February 2017 - Earls Court Kensington |
Every year, we take note of the prices at McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King in the Earl's Court hotel district of London.
For those of you who do research on this kind of thing we do not keep records of past years prices.
Big Mac 2.99 / 4.49 / 4.89
Quarter Pounder With Cheese 2.99 / 4.49 / 4.89
Fillet O Fish 2.89 / 4.49 / 4.89
Chicken McNuggets (6) 2.99 / 4.49 / 4.89
Cheeseburger 0.99
Double Cheeseburger 1.49
Hamburger 0.89
French Fries 0.99 / 1.09 / 1.39
Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta 0.89/0.99 / 1.39
Milk Shake 1.59 / 1.89
Latte/Cappuccino 1.99 / 2.29
Chocolate 1.49 / 1.79
Tea 0.99 / 1.09
Whopper 4.59 / 6.49
Double Whopper 5.59 / 7.49
Whopper Bacon & Double Cheese 5.59 / 7.39
Steakhouse 6.99 / 7.89
Quarter Pounder Double Cheeseburger 4.59 / 6.49
Fries (Reg/Large/Super) 1.69 / 1.89 / 1.99
Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta 2.15 / 2.29 / 2.49
Smoothie 2.49 / 2.79
Milk Shakes 2.29 / 2.39
Cappuccino 2.60 / 2.70
Tea 2.00 / 2.20
Chicken Pieces 1/2/3 1.99 / 2.99 / 3.99
Fries (Reg/Large) 0.99 / 1.59
2 Piece Meal (2 pieces + drink + fries) 4.29
3 Piece Meal (2 pieces + drink + fries) 5.29
Bargain Bucket 6/10/14 Pieces (+ 4 Fries) 10.49/13.49/16.99
Cappuccino 1.69
Chocolate 1.69
Tea 0.99
Price Of Snack Foods in London From Convenience Stores 2017 | ||||
Tesco* |
Sainsbury* |
Co-Op* |
M&S* |
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Coca – Cola 500ml bottle |
1.25 |
1.30 |
1.35 |
1.35 |
Water 500ml bottle |
0.50 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.75 |
Fresh Chilled Orange 330ml |
1.25 |
1.35 |
0.99 |
1.65 |
Milk 1 pint |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
0.49 |
Yoghurt Small Carton |
0.71 |
0.55 |
0.75 |
0.58 |
Table Wine 750cl bottle |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
6.29 |
Snickers Bar |
0.63 |
0.65 |
0.63 |
n/a |
Pringles Large |
1.99 |
2.45 |
2.59 |
n/a |
Value Sandwich |
1.00 |
1.20 |
1.10 |
2.20 |
Gourmet Sandwich |
2.30 |
2.20 |
2.80 |
2.80 |
Fruit Salad 250g |
2.50 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
* Prices in British Pounds sampled February 2017 - Earls Court Kensington |
The following are sampled prices for various outlets offering sit-down, waiter service meals at the budget end of the market.
Prices were noted in February 2017 in Earls Court, all within 75 yards of Earls Court Underground Station.
Note: in these kinds of establishments tipping is not expected.
Various burgers 6.95 to 10.50
Fries 2.95
Deserts 3.95 to 4.95
Fish & Chips 12.89
Steak & Ale Pie 11.79
Lasagene 9.99
Sunday Roast Dinner 13.00 to 15.00
8oz Rump Steak 13.99
Margherita Pizza 8.45
Pepperoni Pizza 10.55
Spaghetti Carbonara 10.95
Oven baked pasta and risotto dishes 10.00 to 13.00