Himeji vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$335	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	61	95
😀 Quality of life	75	79
🏙️ Population	528K	726K

The cost of living in Himeji is 0.1% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5728th and 5718th ($976 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 464th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 160th vs 28th best cities to live in Japan, and 1726th vs 765th 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	$7.38	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$14052

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108