Kaohsiung vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$370
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
72
😀 Quality of life
85
90
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5567th and 5094th ($1002 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 139th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 461st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sendai

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Kaohsiung Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$5899

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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