Adelaide vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	1.39M	726K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 136% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1210th and 5717th ($2338 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 489th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 73rd and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Sagamihara

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	Adelaide	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$12309

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126