Alexandria vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	50	72
😀 Quality of life	48	90
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.06M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 70% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 9165th and 5132nd ($316 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 324th in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6367th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sendai

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	Alexandria	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$5986

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Sendai

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