Himeji vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Himeji	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3992	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$560	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1926	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2320	$2481
😷 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 14% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4567th and 5210th ($1212 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 346th 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 231st vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 1864th vs 517th 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	$7.92	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$413	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2737	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1548	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5940	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.22	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.2	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.2	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13943	$13986

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1103
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1088
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1106
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1088
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1085
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$1075
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1083
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$1080
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1181
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$1025
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1172
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1119
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1072
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$1074
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1185
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$985
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$1072
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1084
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$1072
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1249
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$977
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$1068
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$1067
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1073
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$1075
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1045

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115