London vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$2282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.33M

The cost of living in London is 174% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 58th and 4476th ($3296 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 4th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Nagoya

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	London	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$16142

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982