Nagoya vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nagoya	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1141	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$481	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1896	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	2.33M	726K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 17% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5718th ($1141 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 464th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 41st vs 28th best cities to live in Japan, and 865th vs 765th 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	$5.85	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$601	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.3	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.62	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.1	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$572	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14392	$14052

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$961
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$954
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$966
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$958
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$958
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$961
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$948
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$943
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$963
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$958
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$938
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$961
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$949
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$947
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$958
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$937
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$942
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$960
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$940
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$961
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$913
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$931
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$930
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$957
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$958
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$922
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$937
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$921
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$941
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$938
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$955
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$931

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