Philadelphia vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	93	82
🏙️ Population	1.6M	726K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 153% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 744th and 5415th ($2584 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 Philadelphia compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 95th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$10783

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

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