New Taipei vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$469	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$2397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	94
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	4.04M	726K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 3% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5000th and 5219th ($1073 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 381st in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 302nd and 550th 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	$4.61	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$16298

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

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