Phoenix vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	1.61M	726K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 129% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1184th and 5415th ($2340 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 181st and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$10783

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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