Boston vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
676K
1.06M

The cost of living in Boston is 212% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 32nd and 4890th ($3467 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 142nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 89th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Sendai

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Boston Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$6369

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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