London vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	97	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	726K

The cost of living in London is 275% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 28th and 5718th ($3662 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 464th 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 2.5 months in Sagamihara. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 4th and 765th 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	$22.6	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$14052

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108