Manchester vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	548K	726K

The cost of living in Manchester is 140% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1193rd and 5718th ($2348 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 464th 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 Manchester compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 84th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sagamihara

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	Manchester	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$14052

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108