Sagamihara vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sagamihara	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$978	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$371	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2465	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	726K	1.39M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 72% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5718th and 52nd ($978 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 464th and 39th 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 2.5 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Sagamihara ranked 28th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 765th and 155th 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	$4.87	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.5	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3027	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14052	$22295

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826