Baku vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$340
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
72
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Baku is 25% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6681st and 5094th ($796 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in Azerbaijan and Japan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5390th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013