London vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$2113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	824K

The cost of living in London is 232% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 20th and 4967th ($3740 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sakai

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	London	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$13407

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029