Birmingham vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.06M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 84% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1731st and 4890th ($2046 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 142nd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sendai

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Birmingham Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$6369

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057