Amsterdam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
921K
1.06M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 217% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 126th and 5585th ($3203 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 13th and 2145th 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
$21.2
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$5002

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

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