Okayama vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Okayama	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$980	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$364	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1508	$2481
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	68	80
🏙️ Population	720K	726K

The cost of living in Okayama is 8% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5836th and 5210th ($980 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 346th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 460th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 3256th vs 517th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Sagamihara

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	Okayama	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7645	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4354	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.1	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14206	$13986

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115