Sendai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$435
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.33M

The cost of living in Sendai is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5132nd and 6171st ($1055 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 156th and 418th 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
$6.36
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$18619

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SendaiTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443