Sagamihara vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sagamihara	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2673	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$402	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2397	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	26
😀 Quality of life	80	57
🏙️ Population	726K	88.3K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 29% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5219th and 6407th ($1042 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 381st and 3rd in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 550th and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Suva

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	Sagamihara	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5483	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.5	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.8	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16298	$13954

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751