Ankara vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$487	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1888
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.06M

The cost of living in Ankara is 9% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5741st and 5132nd ($959 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 324th in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1858th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Sendai

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	Ankara	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$5986

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

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