Baku vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$358
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Baku is 19% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6681st and 5585th ($820 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5397th and 2145th 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
$8.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

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