Sagamihara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sagamihara	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$411	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2481	$1869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	94	99
😀 Quality of life	80	79
🏙️ Population	726K	1.33M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 2% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5210th and 5386th ($1060 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 346th and 468th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Ranked 15th vs 24th best cities to live in Japan, and 517th vs 592nd 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	$4.86	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5827	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.1	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13986	$12701

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075