Amsterdam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
921K
1.06M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 214% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 138th and 5531st ($3165 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 2040th 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
$22
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$4242

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014