Birmingham vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	1.14M	726K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 109% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5415th ($2137 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 340th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sagamihara

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	Birmingham	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$10783

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076