Birmingham vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	1.14M	726K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 125% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1471st and 5718th ($2204 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 464th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$14052

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108