Barcelona vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.06M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 111% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1659th and 5531st ($2129 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 360th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 174th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sendai

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Barcelona Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$4242

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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