Berlin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1888
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.06M

The cost of living in Berlin is 92% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5132nd ($2027 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 324th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 156th 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	$14.6	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$5986

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034