Glasgow vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	626K	726K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 114% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1712th and 5717th ($2121 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 42nd and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Sagamihara

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	Glasgow	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$12309

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

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