Almaty vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$585
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.06M

The cost of living in Almaty is 2% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4975th and 5135th ($1051 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 4635th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011