Philadelphia vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$2397
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	94
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.6M	726K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 149% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 664th and 5219th ($2597 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 381st 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 138th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$16298

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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