Barcelona vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.73M	726K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 113% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5717th ($2116 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 489th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 205th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sagamihara

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	Barcelona	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$12309

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

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