Islamabad vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$198	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$2481
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	67	94
😀 Quality of life	49	80
🏙️ Population	1.01M	726K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 59% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 8895th and 5210th ($439 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 346th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 6293rd and 517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Sagamihara

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	Islamabad	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$13986

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

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