Changhua vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$348
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$851
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1482
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
227K
1.06M

The cost of living in Changhua is 13% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6021st and 5135th ($890 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 282nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changhua compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 4489th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4956
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.47
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.1
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.28
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13228
$6030

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$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011