Chicago vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$2481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	726K

The cost of living in Chicago is 152% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 483rd and 5210th ($2667 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 346th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 20th and 517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Sagamihara

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	Chicago	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$13986

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115