New Taipei vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$394
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1496
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
4.36M
1.06M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 2% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5229th and 5135th ($1011 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 181st and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Sendai

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New Taipei Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$766
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5036
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.42
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11035
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589

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