Rawalpindi vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rawalpindi	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$416	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$962	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$164	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$264	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$160	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$2373
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	50	82
🏙️ Population	2.1M	726K

The cost of living in Rawalpindi is 59% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 8945th and 5415th ($416 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 340th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rawalpindi compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Rawalpindi ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 6592nd and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rawalpindi vs Sagamihara

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	Rawalpindi	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.77	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.24	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$114	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.72%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$464	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.74	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.94	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.24	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.42	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$8.86	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.4	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.8	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$43.5	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$764	$10783

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Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$443
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$344
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$277
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$354
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$265
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$351
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$320
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$364
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$334
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$376
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$363
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$311
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$302
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$372
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$316
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$333
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$354
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$294
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$351
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$303
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$380
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$350
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$393
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$291
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$337
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$401
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$458
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$362
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$347
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$421
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$403
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$396
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$373
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$270

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