Los Angeles vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2465
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	3.9M	726K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 250% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 62nd and 5718th ($3420 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 464th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 50th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sagamihara

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	Los Angeles	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$14052

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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