Madrid vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	3.42M	726K

The cost of living in Madrid is 97% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1962nd and 5415th ($2015 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 340th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 142nd and 593rd 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	$16.4	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$10783

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076