Melbourne vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$2481
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	5.03M	726K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 126% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 923rd and 5210th ($2397 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 346th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 517th 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	$15.4	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$13986

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115