Sendai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$459
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
1.06M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sendai is 19% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4890th and 6052nd ($1111 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 91st and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716