New York City vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	726K

The cost of living in New York City is 330% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4th and 5718th ($4202 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 765th 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	$22.6	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$14052

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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