Ansan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ansan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2997
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$483
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1008
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1667
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
653K
1.06M

The cost of living in Ansan is 10% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4629th and 5135th ($1127 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 282nd in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ansan compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ansan ranked 20th best city to live in South Korea vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 1354th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ansan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9005
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6029
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.85
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.8
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19844
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.5 mi Anyang
$1097
12 km or 7.5 mi Gunpo
$1120
13 km or 8.2 mi Uiwang
$1054
15 km or 9.1 mi Hwaseong
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Suwon
$987
18 km or 11 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
19 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1056
20 km or 12 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Incheon
$1020
28 km or 17 mi Siheung
$1081
30 km or 18 mi Osan
$1024
31 km or 19 mi Seongnam
$1121
33 km or 20 mi Seoul
$1444
35 km or 22 mi Gimpo
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Yongin
$1256
37 km or 23 mi Goyang
$1144
40 km or 25 mi Gwangju
$1063
41 km or 26 mi Guri
$1101
42 km or 26 mi Hanam
$1069
44 km or 27 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
49 km or 31 mi Namyangju
$1106
51 km or 31 mi Dangjin
$1002
51 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$986
54 km or 33 mi Anseong
$986
55 km or 34 mi Yangju
$983
55 km or 34 mi Icheon
$949
57 km or 35 mi Paju
$1072
65 km or 40 mi Cheonan
$940
69 km or 43 mi Seosan
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1077
72 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$1041
72 km or 45 mi Yeoju
$973
75 km or 47 mi Kaesong
$1542
97 km or 60 mi Cheongju
$903
97 km or 60 mi Wonju
$880
100 km or 62 mi Gongju
$949
101 km or 63 mi Chuncheon
$911
102 km or 63 mi Sejong
$963
106 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
109 km or 67 mi Asan
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011