Sendai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$402
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sendai is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5135th and 5356th ($1026 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 603rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$13893

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721