Sagamihara vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sagamihara	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2533	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$396	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2373	$1516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	726K	1.06M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 5% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5415th and 5094th ($1021 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 340th and 139th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Ranked 11th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 593rd vs 242nd 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	$4.94	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.7	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.9	$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10783	$5899

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$992
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$986
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$989
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$988
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$972
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$979
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$969
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$966
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$995
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$994
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1002
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$955
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$967
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$953
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$972
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1001
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$959
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1001
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$921
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$929
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$950
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$980
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1006
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$964
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$959
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1010
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1011
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$963
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1013