Ankara vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$495
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.06M

The cost of living in Ankara is 2% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5466th and 5585th ($1027 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 415th in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 2214th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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