Sagamihara vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sagamihara	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2533	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$396	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2373	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	82	100
🏙️ Population	726K	449K

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 72% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5415th and 23rd ($1021 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 340th and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Sagamihara ranked 11th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 593rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Zurich

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	Sagamihara	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.47	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2919	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.9	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10783	$22875

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041