Changhua vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$365
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1621
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
72
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
225K
1.06M

The cost of living in Changhua is 15% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6149th and 5094th ($914 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4895th and 242nd 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
$4.95
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.24%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7132
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18881
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$894
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$894
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$695
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$914
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$993
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$868
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1313
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$854
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1030
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$621
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$901
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$707
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$671
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$697
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$616
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$454
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$700
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$451
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$753
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$669
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$579
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$600
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1079
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$696
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$666
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$650

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013