Almaty vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$524
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.06M

The cost of living in Almaty is 4% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5852nd and 5585th ($974 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 4192nd and 2145th 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
$7.79
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022