Barcelona vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$2465
😷 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 118% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1659th and 5718th ($2129 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 464th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 174th and 765th 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	$17.3	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$14052

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

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