Auckland vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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