Chicago vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	726K

The cost of living in Chicago is 157% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 529th and 5219th ($2678 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 381st 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 23rd and 550th 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	$21.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$16298

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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