Sendai vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$414
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.87M

The cost of living in Sendai is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5531st and 5994th ($1007 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2040th and 351st 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
$5.41
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684