Sendai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$460
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sendai is 6% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5094th and 5518th ($1069 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 4th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 242nd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$19915

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650