Sagamihara vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sagamihara	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$992	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2502	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2414	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	79	84
🏙️ Population	726K	543K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 49% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5717th and 2278th ($992 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 489th and 1724th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Sagamihara ranked 32nd best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 856th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Tucson

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	Sagamihara	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.92	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$417	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.01%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3103	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.57	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.6	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$520	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12309	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190