Amsterdam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
921K
1.06M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 165% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 331st and 5132nd ($2791 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 29th and 156th 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
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$5986

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034