Amsterdam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
921K
1.06M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 157% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 252nd and 4890th ($2859 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sendai

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Amsterdam Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$6369

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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