Auckland vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	1.47M	726K

The cost of living in Auckland is 115% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1745th and 5718th ($2100 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 464th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Sagamihara

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	Auckland	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$14052

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

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