Ankara vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$501
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ankara is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5311th and 5531st ($1033 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 360th in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 1642nd and 2040th 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
$9.54
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$4242

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Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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