London vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	99	82
🏙️ Population	8.8M	726K

The cost of living in London is 277% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 8th and 5415th ($3851 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 5th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sagamihara

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	London	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$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	$21687	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$10783

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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