Kaohsiung vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$361	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	94
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	2.73M	726K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 8% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5750th and 5219th ($956 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 381st in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 417th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sagamihara

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	Kaohsiung	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.82	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$16298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

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