Beirut vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$598
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.06M

The cost of living in Beirut is 34% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5585th ($1353 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5682nd and 2145th 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
$10.9
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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