Kaohsiung vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$339
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 9% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5786th and 5135th ($932 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 282nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 320th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$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
$341
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Sendai

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