Sagamihara vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sagamihara	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2673	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$402	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2397	$202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	60
😀 Quality of life	80	53
🏙️ Population	726K	1.62M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 111% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5219th and 8682nd ($1042 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 381st and 41st in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 550th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Semarang

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	Sagamihara	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5483	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.5	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.8	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16298	$2365

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427