Brussels vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
196K
1.06M

The cost of living in Brussels is 102% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1939th and 5531st ($2030 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sendai

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Brussels Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$4242

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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