Sagamihara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sagamihara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2533
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$396
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2373
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
82
77
🏙️ Population
726K
24.9M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5415th and 4879th ($1021 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 340th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Sagamihara ranked 11th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 593rd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sagamihara Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5449
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10783
$27624

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1003
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$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753