Baku vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$378
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Baku is 15% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6524th and 5531st ($856 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Azerbaijan and Japan, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5591st and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Sendai

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Baku Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014