Niigata vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Niigata	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$414	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1617	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	74	79
🏙️ Population	791K	726K

The cost of living in Niigata is 3% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5487th and 5717th ($1024 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 489th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 214th vs 32nd best cities to live in Japan, and 2415th vs 856th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Sagamihara

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	Niigata	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.4	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$538	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.48%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.85	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$21	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.5	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65.8	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16483	$12309

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032

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