Sendai vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$459
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sendai is 32% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4890th and 6292nd ($1111 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 9th 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 Tainan. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 91st and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719