Sagamihara vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sagamihara	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2673	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$402	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2397	$2474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	80	99
🏙️ Population	726K	14.3M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 35% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5219th and 3019th ($1042 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 381st and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ranked 15th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 550th vs 3rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Tokyo

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	Sagamihara	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5483	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.5	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.8	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16298	$15235

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101