Kaohsiung vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$342
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
83
92
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 16% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6046th and 4890th ($932 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 389th and 91st 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
$3.76
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057