Berlin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1516
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.06M

The cost of living in Berlin is 108% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1418th and 5094th ($2222 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sendai

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	Berlin	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$5899

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$992
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$986
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$989
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$988
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$972
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$979
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$969
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$966
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$995
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$997
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$992
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$994
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$951
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1002
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$955
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$967
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$953
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$972
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$969
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1001
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$959
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1001
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$921
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$929
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$950
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$951
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$980
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1006
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$964
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$959
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1010
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1011
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$963
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$977
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1013