Kyoto vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kyoto	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1100	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2780	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$419	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$722	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$213	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1874	$2465
😷 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 12% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5014th and 5718th ($1100 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 464th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 42nd vs 28th best cities to live in Japan, and 867th vs 765th 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	$7.94	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$861	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.2	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4384	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2352	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.6	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.5	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.2	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6117	$14052

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$949
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$950
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$946
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$942
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$960
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$930
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$932
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$932
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$954
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$946
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$986
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$936
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$946
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$986
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$941
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$970
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$982
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$938
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$975
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$964
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$949
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$982
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1010
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1063
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$987
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$950
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$958
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$948
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$988
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$996
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$991
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$929
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1010

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108