Los Angeles vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$2397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	726K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 207% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 80th and 5219th ($3196 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 381st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 550th 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	$21.7	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$16298

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143