London vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	96	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	726K

The cost of living in London is 277% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 20th and 5717th ($3740 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in London compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 12th and 856th 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	$22.5	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$12309

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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