Phoenix vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.61M	726K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 138% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1175th and 5717th ($2357 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st and 489th 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 Phoenix compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 134th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Sagamihara

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	Phoenix	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$12309

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126