Los Angeles vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2414
😷 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 240% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 72nd and 5717th ($3378 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 489th 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 55th and 856th 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	$21.9	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$12309

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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