Barcelona vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1272
😷 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 110% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5585th ($2116 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 2145th 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
$17.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$5002

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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