Copenhagen vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	97	79
🏙️ Population	667K	726K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 168% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 650th and 5717th ($2656 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 489th in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 4th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sagamihara

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	Copenhagen	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$12309

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126