Changhua vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$308
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
72
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
225K
1.06M

The cost of living in Changhua is 23% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6385th and 5132nd ($813 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Changhua ranked 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4970th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changhua Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.44
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$5986

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$796
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$770
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$728
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$747
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$897
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$821
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$875
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$814
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1073
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$731
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1181
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$788
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$956
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$967
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$627
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$625
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$644
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$823
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$688
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$664
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$648
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1155
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$630
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$649
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$603
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$581
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$451
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$681
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$443
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$726
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$655
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$569
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$601
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$671
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1154
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$682
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034