Osaka vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$514	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$2481
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	2.75M	726K

The cost of living in Osaka is 14% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4566th and 5210th ($1212 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 346th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 3rd vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 18th vs 517th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Sagamihara

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	Osaka	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$13986

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

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