Barcelona vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.06M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 70% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2198th and 4890th ($1887 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 142nd in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 238th and 91st 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
$16.1
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$6369

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057