Kyoto vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kyoto	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1210	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3318	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$482	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1162	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$422	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$214	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2036	$2481
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	1.46M	726K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 14% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4577th and 5210th ($1210 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 346th 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 7th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 108th vs 517th 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	$10.5	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$517	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1577	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$840	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.63%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5630	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5617	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.5	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.26	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.4	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.8	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7456	$13986

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1049
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1047
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1051
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1034
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1019
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1120
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1023
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1063
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$1012
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1025
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1057
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$1002
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1169
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1027
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1068
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1362
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1077
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1021
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1052
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1068
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$988
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1073

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