Sagamihara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sagamihara Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1042
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2673
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$402
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$648
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2397
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
726K
3.03M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 17% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5219th and 6071st ($1042 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 381st and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 550th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Taichung

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Sagamihara Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.57
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5483
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.06
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16298
$18658

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671