Memphis vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	633K	726K

The cost of living in Memphis is 86% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 2663rd and 5717th ($1851 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 489th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 362nd and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Sagamihara

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	Memphis	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$12309

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126