Sagamihara vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sagamihara	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$978	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2488	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2465	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	79	84
🏙️ Population	726K	216K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 51% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5718th and 2013th ($978 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 464th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Sagamihara ranked 28th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 765th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sagamihara	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.5	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3027	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14052	$13757

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844