Madrid vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	3.51M	726K

The cost of living in Madrid is 116% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1723rd and 5718th ($2109 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 464th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 160th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sagamihara

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	Madrid	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$14052

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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