Kaohsiung vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$353
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
2.71M
726K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 0.7% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5770th and 5718th ($971 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 464th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 765th 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
$4.32
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$14052

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Aikawa
$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Machida
$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Zama
$967
11 km or 6.6 mi Tama
$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi Hino
$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi Hachioji
$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi Yamato
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Ebina
$859
15 km or 9.1 mi Kunitachi
$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi Inagi
$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi Atsugi
$951
15 km or 9.3 mi Tachikawa
$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi Fuchu
$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi Ayase
$922
15 km or 9.6 mi Akishima
$1122
18 km or 11 mi Kokubunji
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Chofu
$1128
19 km or 12 mi Isehara
$946
19 km or 12 mi Akiruno
$1108
19 km or 12 mi Koganei
$1087
19 km or 12 mi Fussa
$1098
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Komae
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Musashimurayama
$1077
22 km or 13 mi Samukawa
$958
22 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
23 km or 14 mi Mizuho
$1081
23 km or 14 mi Hamura
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
24 km or 15 mi Uenohara
$1045
25 km or 15 mi Musashino
$1131
25 km or 16 mi Hadano
$995
26 km or 16 mi Higashikurume
$1086
26 km or 16 mi Ome
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Chigasaki
$1026
27 km or 17 mi Hiratsuka
$1037
27 km or 17 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
28 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108