Sagamihara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sagamihara	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$411	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2481	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	5
😀 Quality of life	80	50
🏙️ Population	726K	115K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 174% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5210th and 9013th ($1060 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 346th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 517th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Thimphu

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	Sagamihara	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.55	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5827	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.86	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$35	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.5	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$619	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13986	$691

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284