Sacramento vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	525K	726K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 187% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 346th and 5717th ($2846 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 489th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 376th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Sagamihara

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	Sacramento	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$12309

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126