Sendai vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$435
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sendai is 11% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5132nd and 4534th ($1055 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 156th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Taipei

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Sendai Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581