Boston vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
676K
1.06M

The cost of living in Boston is 265% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 27th and 5531st ($3680 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 105th and 2040th 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
$24.8
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$4242

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014