Himeji vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Himeji	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$536	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1850	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2240	$2397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	60	94
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	528K	726K

The cost of living in Himeji is 13% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4535th and 5219th ($1181 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 381st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 224th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 1836th vs 550th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Sagamihara

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	Himeji	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.5	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.55	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2664	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5545	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3543	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.05	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.5	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.2	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.94	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16359	$16298

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1075
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1076
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1057
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1073
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1042
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1040
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1049
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1158
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$985
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1156
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1107
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1048
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$991
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1157
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$949
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1041
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1049
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1027
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1212
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$937
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1045
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$1011
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1062
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$978
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1063

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