Edinburgh vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$2481
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	88	94
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	488K	726K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 112% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1263rd and 5210th ($2246 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 346th 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 15th in Japan, while ranked 40th and 517th 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	$18.6	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$13986

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115