Portland vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	88	95
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	653K	726K

The cost of living in Portland is 163% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 587th and 5415th ($2684 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 139th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Sagamihara

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	Portland	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$10783

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745

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