Sendai vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$414
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.43M

The cost of living in Sendai is 19% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5531st and 4646th ($1007 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2040th and 178th 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
$5.41
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$16947

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Cities near Sendai

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612