Oakland vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	441K	726K

The cost of living in Oakland is 219% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 90th and 5415th ($3254 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 45th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Oakland	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$10783

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

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