Gimhae vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gimhae	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$332	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$545	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2392	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	75	82
🏙️ Population	534K	726K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 4% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5772nd and 5415th ($975 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 340th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Gimhae ranked 16th best city to live in South Korea vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 1931st and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Sagamihara

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	Gimhae	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.02	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.89	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7885	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5904	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.99	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.5	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.83	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13461	$10783

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1108
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1084
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1008
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$984
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$934
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1064
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1024
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$991
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$949
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$933
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$994
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$980
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$929
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$973
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$831
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1081
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$925
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$959
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$976
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$982
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$998
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1046
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1001
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$924
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1020
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1063

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