Berlin vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	726K

The cost of living in Berlin is 95% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5219th ($2027 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 381st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sagamihara

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	Berlin	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$16298

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143