Bucharest vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$535
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
73
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.06M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4935th and 5585th ($1138 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 508th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sendai

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Bucharest Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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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