Beirut vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$641
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.06M

The cost of living in Beirut is 43% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4177th and 5531st ($1441 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5483rd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sendai

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Beirut Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$4242

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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