Kaohsiung vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$370	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	85	82
🏙️ Population	2.73M	726K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 2% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5567th and 5415th ($1002 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 340th 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 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 461st and 593rd 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	$3.91	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$10783

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600

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