Istanbul vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$649	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	76	80
🏙️ Population	15.7M	726K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 20% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4347th and 5219th ($1248 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 381st in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 850th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Sagamihara

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	Istanbul	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$16298

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143