Mesa vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	504K	726K

The cost of living in Mesa is 135% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1311th and 5718th ($2293 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th and 464th 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 Mesa compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 304th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mesa	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$14052

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994

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