Sendai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$414
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.36M

The cost of living in Sendai is 2% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5531st and 5651st ($1007 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2040th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Taoyuan

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Sendai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473