Sendai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$416
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.35M

The cost of living in Sendai is 7% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5585th and 6085th ($1010 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2145th and 373rd 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
$5.58
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$17081

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464