Almaty vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$464	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	66	80
🏙️ Population	2.23M	726K

The cost of living in Almaty is 15% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 6143rd and 5219th ($881 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 381st in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 4016th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Sagamihara

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	Almaty	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$16298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143