Almaty vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$499
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.06M

The cost of living in Almaty is 15% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6015th and 4890th ($941 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 4176th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Sendai

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