Okayama vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$349	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$2397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	69	94
😀 Quality of life	68	80
🏙️ Population	720K	726K

The cost of living in Okayama is 9% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5814th and 5219th ($943 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 381st 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 466th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 3179th vs 550th 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	$5.71	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$16298

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143