Sagamihara vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sagamihara	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$978	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$371	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2465	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	726K	686K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 9% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5718th and 6285th ($978 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 464th and 758th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Sagamihara compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 28th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 765th vs 186th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Shizuoka

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	Sagamihara	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.5	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3027	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.4	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.2	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.5	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14052	$14291

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016