Auckland vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2156
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4802
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3398
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
32
73
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
1.47M
1.06M

The cost of living in Auckland is 113% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1604th and 5585th ($2156 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 240th and 2145th 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
$13.5
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1689
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7507
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5316
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.66
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$988
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15607
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1778
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1646
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1527
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1474
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1261
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1740
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1393
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1523
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1304
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1605
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1696
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1518
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1458
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1741
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1359
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1788
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1803
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1920
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2037
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1533
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1325
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1787
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1894
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1623
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2303
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1579
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$879
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$857
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1997

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