Bishkek vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$409
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 25% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6948th and 5585th ($757 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6280th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sendai

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Bishkek Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022