Sagamihara vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sagamihara	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2533	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$396	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2373	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	86
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	726K	1.39M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 71% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5415th and 43rd ($1021 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 340th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Sagamihara ranked 11th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 593rd and 97th 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	$4.94	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.7	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10783	$28967

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782