Sagamihara vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sagamihara	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2502	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$378	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2414	$1272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	79	74
🏙️ Population	726K	1.06M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 2% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5717th and 5585th ($992 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 489th and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 32nd vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 856th vs 2145th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Sendai

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	Sagamihara	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.2	$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.01%	2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.57	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.3	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.6	$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$520	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12309	$5002

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$940
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$941
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$942
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$941
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$942
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$945
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$944
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$947
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$950
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$949
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$953
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$965
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$966
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$970
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$970
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$943
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$982
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$948
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$958
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$948
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$976
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$991
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$958
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$993
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$926
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$942
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$954
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$961
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$997
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1014
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$975
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$968
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1016
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1022
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$983
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$999
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1022