Sagamihara vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sagamihara	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2533	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$396	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2373	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	60
😀 Quality of life	82	58
🏙️ Population	726K	1.62M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 109% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5415th and 8757th ($1021 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 340th and 40th 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 11th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 593rd and 6083rd 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	$4.94	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.7	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.9	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10783	$2330

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413