Sagamihara vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sagamihara	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2502	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$378	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2414	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	79	97
🏙️ Population	726K	5.87M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5717th and 154th ($992 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 489th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Sagamihara ranked 32nd best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 856th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Singapore City

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	Sagamihara	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.01%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.57	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.3	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$520	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12309	$31369

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663