Rotterdam vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	664K	726K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 156% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 689th and 5415th ($2615 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 340th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 67th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sagamihara

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	Rotterdam	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$10783

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

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