Sendai vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$459
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.33M

The cost of living in Sendai is 28% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4890th and 6227th ($1111 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 91st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691