Sagamihara vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sagamihara	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2575	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$396	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2476	$6928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	81	92
🏙️ Population	726K	1.01M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5176th and 22nd ($1020 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 20th 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Sagamihara ranked 14th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 389th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs San Jose, United States

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	Sagamihara	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$530	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4893	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2981	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$15889

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$999
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1127
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1075
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1041
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1045
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1117
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1102
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$1167
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1064
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$1267
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1091
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$1130
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$1126
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1046
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1110
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1042
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1105
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1051
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1166

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123