Kaohsiung vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$361	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	2.73M	1.06M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 9% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5750th and 5132nd ($956 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 417th and 156th 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	$3.82	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034