New Taipei vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$510	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	87	82
🏙️ Population	4.04M	726K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 11% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4867th and 5415th ($1135 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 340th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 387th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Sagamihara

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	New Taipei	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$10783

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

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