Hiroshima vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hiroshima	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2148	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$336	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$568	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$372	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2547	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	1.2M	726K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 13% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 6313th and 5415th ($883 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 340th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 8th vs 11th best cities to live in Japan, and 266th vs 593rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Sagamihara

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	Hiroshima	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.95	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.86	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1883	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1565	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.68	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.7	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3590	$10783

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$859
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$877
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$904
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$913
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$957
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$986
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$934
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$939
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$972
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$961
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$964
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$952
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$975
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$954
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$951
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$950
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$955
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$944
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$916
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$961
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$927
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$984
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$1042
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$958
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1117
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$1021
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$920
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$958
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$952
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$956

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