Changhua vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$346
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
221K
1.06M

The cost of living in Changhua is 12% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6410th and 5585th ($888 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 415th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 4187th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Sendai

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Changhua Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022