Bangkok vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$425	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$2481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	74	80
🏙️ Population	5.68M	726K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 6% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5738th and 5210th ($994 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 346th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 1355th and 517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sagamihara

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	Bangkok	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$13986

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115