Almaty vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$477
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.06M

The cost of living in Almaty is 17% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6307th and 5094th ($884 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4103rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Sendai

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Almaty Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013