Kyoto vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kyoto	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1107	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2727	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$427	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$722	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1887	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	1.46M	726K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 8% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4942nd and 5415th ($1107 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 340th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 70th vs 11th best cities to live in Japan, and 947th vs 593rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Sagamihara

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	Kyoto	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.41	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3787	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2415	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.3	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.7	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.3	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$462	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5215	$10783

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$994
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1002
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1015
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$964
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1001
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1081
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$966
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1037
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$988
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$974
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1016
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1133
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$974
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1061
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1099
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1277
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1060
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$980
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1043
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$968
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1055

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