Auckland vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4648
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$233
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3283
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
72
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.47M
1.06M

The cost of living in Auckland is 87% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1924th and 5132nd ($1968 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 161st and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Sendai

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Auckland Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.02
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.92
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2191
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1679
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7916
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6301
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$122
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.79
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$890
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13719
$5986

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AucklandSendai

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Auckland

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1709
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1736
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1670
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1493
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1506
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1213
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1652
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1182
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1418
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1248
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1457
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1433
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1524
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1144
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1444
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1560
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1253
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1607
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1676
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1751
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$1837
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1475
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1248
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1847
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1717
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1746
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1921
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1435
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$808
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$810
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$977
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1448

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