Edinburgh vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	488K	726K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 126% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1247th and 5415th ($2310 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Edinburgh compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 59th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Sagamihara

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	Edinburgh	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$10783

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

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