Mesa vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	67	95
😀 Quality of life	75	82
🏙️ Population	504K	726K

The cost of living in Mesa is 137% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 998th and 5415th ($2417 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 340th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 1816th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Sagamihara

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	Mesa	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$10783

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076