Male vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$814	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	62	80
🏙️ Population	133K	726K

The cost of living in Male is 25% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4205th and 5219th ($1304 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 381st in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 4917th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Sagamihara

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	Male	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$16298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360

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