London vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	99	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	824K

The cost of living in London is 192% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 37th and 4661st ($3427 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 2nd and 519th 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	$23	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$5592

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052