Melbourne vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	100	79
🏙️ Population	5.35M	726K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 160% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 829th and 5718th ($2543 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 464th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sagamihara

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	Melbourne	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$14052

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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