Sagamihara vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sagamihara	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$978	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$371	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2465	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	726K	824K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 11% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5718th and 5016th ($978 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 464th and 72nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. Ranked 28th vs 19th best cities to live in Japan, and 765th vs 663rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Sakai

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	Sagamihara	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.5	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3027	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.4	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.5	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14052	$12933

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988