London vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison
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| London | Saitama | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in London is 271% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8th and 5298th ($3851 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 5th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in London vs Saitama
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| London | Saitama | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near London
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 km or 0.8 mi |  Westminster | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Wimbledon | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Richmond | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Croydon | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Greenford | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Ewell | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Coulsdon | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Esher | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Walton-on-Thames | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Watford | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Upminster | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Rickmansworth | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | St Albans | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Grays | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hertford | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Slough | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Brentwood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Harlow | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Gravesend | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Hemel Hempstead | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Woking | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Harpenden | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Billericay | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Maidenhead | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | East Grinstead | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Basildon | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Guildford | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Crawley | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Stevenage | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Bracknell | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Rochester | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Tonbridge | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | High Wycombe | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Bishop's Stortford | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Luton | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Chatham | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Chelmsford | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Gillingham | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Godalming | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Farnborough |
Cities near Saitama
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 km or 3.1 mi |  Warabi | |
| 5.7 km or 3.6 mi | Toda | |
| 6.5 km or 4 mi | Shiki | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Asaka | |
| 8.7 km or 5.4 mi | Fujimi | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Kawaguchi | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Wako | |
| 10 km or 6.5 mi | Niiza | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Miyoshi | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Fujimino | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Koshigaya | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Kiyose | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Ageo | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Hasuda | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Soka | |
| 16 km or 9.6 mi | Ina | |
| 16 km or 9.7 mi | Higashikurume | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Kasukabe | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Kawagoe | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Matsubushi | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Tokorozawa | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Musashino | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Okegawa | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Shiraoka | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Nishitokyo | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Yoshikawa | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Yashio | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Miyashiro | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Tokyo | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Higashimurayama | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Sugito | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Misato | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Sayama | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Kitamoto | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Kodaira | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Mitaka | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Koganei | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Kuki | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Iruma | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Noda |