Baltimore vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	586K	726K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 128% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1429th and 5718th ($2224 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 464th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 138th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sagamihara

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	Baltimore	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$14052

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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