Edinburgh vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edinburgh	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2331	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5693	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2392	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	488K	726K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 135% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1221st and 5717th ($2331 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 489th 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 77th and 856th 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	$22.7	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1465	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.92%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6800	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4921	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.33	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.3	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1708	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26404	$12309

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126