Glasgow vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	626K	726K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 102% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5415th ($2058 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 52nd and 593rd 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	$19.9	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$10783

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

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