Sagamihara vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sagamihara	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$978	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2465	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	726K	662K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 61% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5718th and 890th ($978 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 464th and 1st in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Sagamihara ranked 28th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 765th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Vancouver

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	Sagamihara	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.5	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3027	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.4	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14052	$21273

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884