New Taipei vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2924
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$510
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1378
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
4.04M
1.06M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 6% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4867th and 5094th ($1135 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th 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 New Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 387th and 242nd 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
$4.87
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.76%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14096
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6224
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.87
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.87
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17207
$5899

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013