Nagoya vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nagoya	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1196	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$477	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$822	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$409	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1887	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	2.33M	726K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 20% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4785th and 5717th ($1196 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 489th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Nagoya compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 6th vs 32nd best cities to live in Japan, and 157th vs 856th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Sagamihara

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	Nagoya	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.8	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$491	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.04%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2013	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.6	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.7	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12599	$12309

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$997
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$983
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$996
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$978
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$981
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$972
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$967
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$991
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$989
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$959
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$986
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$978
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$979
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$966
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$957
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$934
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$929
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$939
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$971
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$990
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$953
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$956
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$962
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$975
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$907
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$962
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$905
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$968
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$977
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$944
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$960

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