New York City vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$2414
😷 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 324% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4th and 5717th ($4207 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 489th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 18th and 856th 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	$23.6	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$12309

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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