Barcelona vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.06M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 73% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2423rd and 5135th ($1773 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 603rd 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
$15.3
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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