Phoenix vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	1.61M	726K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 148% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1041st and 5718th ($2423 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th and 464th 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 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 226th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$14052

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108