Sagamihara vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sagamihara	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$411	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2481	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	726K	1.39M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 68% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5210th and 45th ($1060 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 346th and 36th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 517th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs San Diego

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	Sagamihara	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5827	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$35	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13986	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647