Sagamihara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sagamihara	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2673	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$402	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2397	$1611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	80	77
🏙️ Population	726K	1.33M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 13% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5219th and 4495th ($1042 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 381st and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ranked 15th vs 46th best cities to live in Japan, and 550th vs 748th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Saitama

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	Sagamihara	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5483	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.5	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.8	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16298	$14676

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125