Kaohsiung vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$382
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 1% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5666th and 5585th ($999 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 364th and 2145th 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
$3.78
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022