New York City vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	98	82
🏙️ Population	8.8M	726K

The cost of living in New York City is 312% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4th and 5415th ($4203 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sagamihara

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	New York City	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$10783

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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