Birmingham vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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