Cologne vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	96	82
🏙️ Population	1.09M	726K

The cost of living in Cologne is 93% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 2104th and 5415th ($1968 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 340th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Sagamihara

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	Cologne	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$10783

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076