Sagamihara vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sagamihara	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$411	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2481	$7795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	94	97
😀 Quality of life	80	97
🏙️ Population	726K	874K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 72% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5210th and 9th ($1060 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 346th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 517th and 12th 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	$4.86	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5827	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$35	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13986	$31050

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610