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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sagamihara	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2673	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$402	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2397	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	87
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	726K	1.01M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5219th and 8th ($1042 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 381st and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 550th and 82nd 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	$4.9	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5483	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.8	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16298	$25839

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968