Beijing vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$596	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$2481
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	21.9M	726K

The cost of living in Beijing is 0.7% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5141st and 5210th ($1067 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 346th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 763rd and 517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Sagamihara

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	Beijing	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$5827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$3238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$54.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$13986

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$1001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1070
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$982
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1057
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1252
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1037
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$942
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1071
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$983
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1106
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$976
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$988
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1112
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1074
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$1003
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1078
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1061
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1121
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1062
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1069
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1115