Bishkek vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$347
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 36% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7174th and 5135th ($653 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 6097th and 603rd 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
$5.46
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011