Bremen City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1799
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4131
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$969
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1626
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3550
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
569K
1.06M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 62% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2502nd and 4890th ($1799 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 142nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 136th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bremen City Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1411
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5215
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.21
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10048
$6369

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1547
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1539
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1588
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1501
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1584
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1569
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1597
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1525
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1472
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1555
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1576
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1555
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1613
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1538
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1520
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1515
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1597
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1484
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1487
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1581
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1636
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1495
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1607
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1577
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1456
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1675
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1551
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1579
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1678
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1566
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1689

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