Sagamihara vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sagamihara	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2575	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$396	$1400
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$2268
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2476	$2523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	17
😀 Quality of life	81	85
🏙️ Population	726K	419K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 54% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5176th and 1237th ($1020 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 2nd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Sagamihara ranked 14th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 389th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Wellington

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	Sagamihara	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.52	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$7.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$530	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.71%	6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4893	$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2981	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.71	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.01	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.4	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$13015

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$999
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1127
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1075
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1041
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1045
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1117
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1102
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$1167
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1064
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$1267
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1091
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$1130
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1115
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$1126
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1067
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1046
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1110
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1042
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1105
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1087
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1051
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1112
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1091
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1166

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1777
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1579
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1230
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1500
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1454
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1113
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1207
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1800
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1563
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1200
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1701
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1754
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1842
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1994
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1960
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2279
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1664
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1398
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1388
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1925
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1597