Brussels vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
196K
1.06M

The cost of living in Brussels is 76% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1988th and 4890th ($1958 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 173rd and 91st 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
$20.8
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$6369

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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