New York City vs. London

Big-city week vs. big-city week: what does crossing the Atlantic actually add?

City🗓 7 nights👥 2 adults✈ Round trip from Las Vegas📅 Checked October 2026

Flying from

Photos: New York City: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · London: Ilya Grigorik, CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons · Photo credits

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New York City

≈ $5,130

$3,770–$6,490

New York City comes out about $950 cheaper for 2 adults at the midpoint.

Flying from Las Vegas (LAS)

Sample estimate, not live pricing

London

≈ $6,060

$4,425–$7,685

The Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan at sunset, seen from Rockefeller Center
US trip

New York City

USA · JFK

All-in total, 7 nights for 2 adults, round trip from Las Vegas (LAS)

$3,770–$6,490

Midpoint ≈ $5,130 · ≈ $2,570 per person

Sample estimate, not live pricing
Cost breakdown (sample estimate, not live pricing)
ItemEstimate
Round-trip flights from LAS2 × $275–$445 per person$550–$890
Lodging7 nights × $250–$400 per night$1,750–$2,800
Food & drink7 days × $130–$220 per day$910–$1,540
Local transport7 days × $20–$40 per day$140–$280
Activities7 days × $60–$140 per day$420–$980
Total Sample estimate, not live pricing$3,770–$6,490
Flight time from Las Vegas
About 5 hr nonstop (JFK, LGA or EWR)
Best time to go
April–June and September–early November. January–February is cheapest but cold.
Entry
No passport needed for US citizens.
Watch for
NYC hotel taxes plus 'facility' or 'destination' fees; Broadway tickets and observation decks add up fast.
Best for
Broadway, food, a short flight

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Tower Bridge, the Thames and the Shard lit up at dusk in London
Abroad

London

United Kingdom · LHR

All-in total, 7 nights for 2 adults, round trip from Las Vegas (LAS)

$4,425–$7,685

Midpoint ≈ $6,060 · ≈ $3,030 per person

Sample estimate, not live pricing
Cost breakdown (sample estimate, not live pricing)
ItemEstimate
Round-trip flights from LAS2 × $830–$1,340 per person$1,660–$2,680
Lodging7 nights × $200–$350 per night$1,400–$2,450
Food & drink7 days × $120–$200 per day$840–$1,400
Local transport7 days × $25–$45 per day$175–$315
Activities7 days × $50–$120 per day$350–$840
Total Sample estimate, not live pricing$4,425–$7,685
Flight time from Las Vegas
About 10–10.5 hr nonstop (Virgin Atlantic / British Airways), longer with a stop
Best time to go
May–September for weather; February usually has the cheapest fares, June the priciest.
Entry
Passport required, plus a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for US visitors.
Watch for
UK ETA fee per person; restaurant service charge (often 12.5%); many big museums are free, which helps the activities line.
Best for
Free museums, history, day trips

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Where the money goes

Midpoint of each estimate range, 2 adults, 7 nights, flying from Las Vegas (LAS). Sample estimate, not live pricing.

Round-trip flights from Las Vegas

New York City ≈ $720
London ≈ $2,170

Lodging

New York City ≈ $2,280
London ≈ $1,930

Food & drink

New York City ≈ $1,230
London ≈ $1,120

Local transport

New York City ≈ $210
London ≈ $250

Activities

New York City ≈ $700
London ≈ $600

The verdict

New York City comes out about $950 cheaper for 2 adults at the midpoint. (from Las Vegas, sample estimate, not live pricing)

Day-to-day costs are similar in the two cities, so the gap is mostly the transatlantic airfare, and NYC is usually the cheaper week for a couple. London softens the blow with free world-class museums, and February fares can narrow the gap.

Sources, notes & assumptions

Flight ranges come from typical round-trip economy fares that fare-search sites (KAYAK, Google Flights, Priceline, momondo, Expedia, airline fare pages) published for each route from each departure airport we cover (currently LAS and LAX), viewed October 2026. Lodging uses published hotel averages where we found them (Engine's August 2026 US city averages; Budget Your Trip traveler averages abroad), adjusted to a mid-range room; otherwise it is an editor estimate. Daily food, local transport and activity budgets are editor estimates for a mid-range couple; where a Budget Your Trip average exists we set the range around it, but the range bounds are our own judgment and have NOT been verified against a single published source. Ski lift tickets use published 2025/26 (or 2026/27) resort prices; euro and yen prices are converted at editor-assumed exchange rates. Taxes, resort fees, baggage fees and tips may not be fully included.

New York City

Last checked: 2026-10-17

Lodging assumes a mid-range Manhattan hotel; Brooklyn/Queens or Jersey City can be cheaper. Some hotel-price aggregators put NYC averages around $250–$336/night.

London

Last checked: 2026-10-17

Lodging assumes a mid-range Zone 1–2 hotel.

Assumptions: economy fares, 1 mid-range room, 7 nights / 7 days of spending, 2 adults. Excludes passports, travel insurance, checked-bag fees and souvenirs unless noted. Found a better number? Tell us.

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