Sagamihara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sagamihara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2575
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$396
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$648
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2476
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
726K
24.9M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5176th and 4461st ($1020 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Sagamihara ranked 14th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 389th and 558th 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
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.52
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.34
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$530
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4893
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2981
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$28143

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5.8 km or 3.6 mi Aikawa
$999
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$1127
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Zama
$1075
11 km or 6.6 mi Tama
$1041
12 km or 7.4 mi Hino
$1045
12 km or 7.5 mi Hachioji
$1117
12 km or 7.5 mi Yamato
$1102
14 km or 8.4 mi Ebina
$1167
15 km or 9.1 mi Kunitachi
$1042
15 km or 9.2 mi Inagi
$1064
15 km or 9.2 mi Atsugi
$1267
15 km or 9.3 mi Tachikawa
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Fuchu
$1091
15 km or 9.6 mi Ayase
$1130
15 km or 9.6 mi Akishima
$1032
18 km or 11 mi Kokubunji
$1057
18 km or 11 mi Chofu
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Isehara
$1126
19 km or 12 mi Akiruno
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Koganei
$1067
19 km or 12 mi Fussa
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Komae
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Musashimurayama
$1046
22 km or 13 mi Samukawa
$1110
22 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Mizuho
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Hamura
$1046
24 km or 15 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
24 km or 15 mi Uenohara
$1042
25 km or 15 mi Musashino
$1105
25 km or 16 mi Hadano
$1087
26 km or 16 mi Higashikurume
$1066
26 km or 16 mi Ome
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Chigasaki
$1112
27 km or 17 mi Hiratsuka
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
28 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166

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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740