Berlin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$2382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	95	78
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.06M

The cost of living in Berlin is 96% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1759th and 5135th ($2013 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 282nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 19th and 603rd 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	$12.4	$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$6030

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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