Sagamihara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sagamihara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$411
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2481
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
726K
24.9M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5210th and 4780th ($1060 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 346th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 517th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Shanghai

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Sagamihara Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.86
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.55
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$551
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5827
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.86
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13986
$31401

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$1001
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$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Zama
$982
11 km or 6.6 mi Tama
$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi Hino
$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi Hachioji
$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi Yamato
$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi Ebina
$942
15 km or 9.1 mi Kunitachi
$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi Inagi
$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi Atsugi
$983
15 km or 9.3 mi Tachikawa
$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi Fuchu
$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi Ayase
$976
15 km or 9.6 mi Akishima
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kokubunji
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Chofu
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Isehara
$988
19 km or 12 mi Akiruno
$1098
19 km or 12 mi Koganei
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Fussa
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Komae
$1112
21 km or 13 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Musashimurayama
$1074
22 km or 13 mi Samukawa
$1003
22 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
23 km or 14 mi Mizuho
$1078
23 km or 14 mi Hamura
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Uenohara
$1061
25 km or 15 mi Musashino
$1121
25 km or 16 mi Hadano
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Higashikurume
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Ome
$1084
26 km or 16 mi Chigasaki
$1062
27 km or 17 mi Hiratsuka
$1069
27 km or 17 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
28 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115

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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774