Houston vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	93	82
🏙️ Population	2.3M	726K

The cost of living in Houston is 120% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1375th and 5415th ($2240 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 340th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 77th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$10783

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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