Sendai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$416
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.87M

The cost of living in Sendai is 5% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5585th and 5984th ($1010 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2145th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Taichung

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Sendai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$17495

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665