Sagamihara vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sagamihara	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2533	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$396	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2373	$7086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	82	97
🏙️ Population	726K	874K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 75% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5415th and 5th ($1021 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 340th and 3rd 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 Francisco. Sagamihara ranked 11th best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 593rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs San Francisco

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	Sagamihara	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.7	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.9	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10783	$18564

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765