Baku vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$307
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
73
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Baku is 27% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6560th and 5135th ($753 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5476th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011