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Burnley

United Kingdom

vs
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London

United Kingdom

Climate

Burnley logs 38 frost days a year to London's 18 — London wins by 20. London also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.

BurnleyLondon
Sunny days
84111
Hot days
00
Frost days
3818
Rainy days
206141
Snow days
20
Outdoor dinner months
0/123/12
Avg wind
4.1 m/s4.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,3161,565
Darkest month sun
30 hrs/mo38 hrs/mo
UV peak month
3.94.7

Burnley

Feels-like °C

-7
-5
-1
6
10
13
15
14
11
5
-1
-5

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

London

Feels-like °C

-4
-2
1
6
14
17
18
18
14
8
2
-3

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

London averages $3,737/mo for balanced living; Burnley has no cost baseline yet.

Burnley

monthly · balanced

London

$3,737

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $2,983Comfort $5,936
Top 94%in Among 217 Europe cities

Mobility

London scores 4.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Burnley has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
4.0/5
BurnleyLondon
WalkabilityTransitCyclingFlightsAirport

Culture

London's culture score of 4.9 sits well above Burnley's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
4.9/5
BurnleyLondon
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
London leads

Nature & Outdoors

London scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Burnley has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
3.8/5
BurnleyLondon
ForestGreen AreasLakesRunningCamping

Safety

London scores 2.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Burnley has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
2.5/5
BurnleyLondon
Property Crime

Career

London scores 5.0 on career (0–5 scale); Burnley has no career baseline.

/5
vs
5.0/5
BurnleyLondon
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

London scores 4.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Burnley has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
4.0/5
BurnleyLondon
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

London scores 5.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Burnley has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
5.0/5
BurnleyLondon
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

London scores 4.6 on family (0–5 scale); Burnley has no family baseline.

/5
vs
4.6/5
BurnleyLondon
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

London scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Burnley has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
BurnleyLondon
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Burnley averages 7.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus London's 8.6 µg/m³ (good) — Burnley breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.1 µg/m³ lower).

Burnley

London

7.6µg/m³
8.6µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Burnley (140K) and London (10.4M) are 75x in population — London is the larger metro, Burnley the smaller; on land area London spans roughly 36x more ground.

52x

London is roughly 52x the scale of Burnley

Combined population & area comparison

GB flagLondon
52x
GB flagBurnley
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.GB flagLondon10.4M75x
2.GB flagBurnley140K1x
Area
1.GB flagLondon1,649 km²36x
2.GB flagBurnley46 km²1x
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12 km11 km

GB flagBurnley

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
63 km55 km

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Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Burnley vs London

Which is cheaper, Burnley or London?
London has an estimated monthly cost of $3,737.
How does the climate compare between Burnley and London?
Sunny days: 84 vs 111 d — London higher Annual sunshine: 1,316 vs 1,565 hrs — London higher Winter sunshine: 30 vs 38 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar Frost days: 38 vs 18 d — London lower Rainy days: 206 vs 141 d — London lower Snowy days: 2 vs 0 d — Similar
Is Burnley or London safer?
London has a safety score of 2.5/5.
Should I move to Burnley or London?
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