London vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	8.8M	518K

The cost of living in London is 261% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 20th and 5404th ($3740 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 311th 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 months in Utsunomiya. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Utsunomiya

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	London	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$16539

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047