Kyoto vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kyoto	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1128	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2807	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$437	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$381	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1949	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	1.46M	726K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 14% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4965th and 5717th ($1128 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 489th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 39th vs 32nd best cities to live in Japan, and 946th vs 856th 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	$8.25	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.03%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4341	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2380	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.4	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.4	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5281	$12309

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$979
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$976
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$990
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$977
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$980
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$959
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$977
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1027
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$964
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$964
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$989
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$973
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$965
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1033
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1057
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1162
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1031
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$979
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$993
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$971
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1029
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1012
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$964
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1041

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126