Sendai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$435
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
84
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sendai is 18% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5132nd and 6071st ($1055 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 156th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$18658

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671