Hiroshima vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hiroshima	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$321	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$539	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.4	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2420	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	1.2M	726K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 14% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 6587th and 5718th ($842 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 464th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 6th vs 28th best cities to live in Japan, and 67th vs 765th 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	$5.91	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.9	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1968	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1654	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3346	$14052

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$827
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$847
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$840
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$866
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$871
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$882
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$943
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$881
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$885
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$916
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$895
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$907
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$902
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$900
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$913
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$950
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$918
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$884
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$932
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$895
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$901
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$896
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$900
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$862
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$902
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$860
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$925
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$932
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$964
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$908
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$873
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$948
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$874
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$901
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$896
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$901

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