Berlin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$1115
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.06M

The cost of living in Berlin is 135% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1150th and 5531st ($2371 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 360th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 45th and 2040th 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
$16.2
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$4242

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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