Changhua vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changhua	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2423	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$308	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1485	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	62	80
🏙️ Population	225K	726K

The cost of living in Changhua is 22% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 6385th and 5219th ($813 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 381st in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 4970th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Sagamihara

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	Changhua	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5666	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3781	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.34	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.35	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.25	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17014	$16298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$894
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$796
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$770
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$728
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$747
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$897
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$821
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$875
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$814
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1073
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$731
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1181
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$788
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$967
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$627
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$625
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$644
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$823
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$688
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$648
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$630
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$649
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$603
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$581
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$451
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$681
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$443
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$655
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$569
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$601
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$671
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$682
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$661
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$671

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143