Brussels vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
196K
1.06M

The cost of living in Brussels is 104% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5585th ($2065 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 99th and 2145th 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
$24.7
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$5002

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022