Kaohsiung vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$353
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 4% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5770th and 5531st ($971 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 360th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 2040th 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
$4.32
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014