Budapest vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$553	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$2397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	1.69M	726K

The cost of living in Budapest is 7% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4777th and 5219th ($1109 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 381st in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 618th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sagamihara

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	Budapest	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$16298

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

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