Bucharest vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$474
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
72
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5565th and 5132nd ($988 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 324th in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 645th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034