Bucharest vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$449	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$2476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	76	94
😀 Quality of life	77	81
🏙️ Population	1.72M	726K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5176th ($961 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 301st in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sagamihara ranked 14th in Japan, while ranked 703rd and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sagamihara

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	Bucharest	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$530
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$4893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$2981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$34
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$13982

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$999
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1127
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1075
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1041
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1045
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1117
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1102
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$1167
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1064
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$1267
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1091
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$1130
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$1126
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1046
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1110
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1042
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1105
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1051
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1166