Budapest vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$553	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$1888
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	92	72
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.06M

The cost of living in Budapest is 5% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4777th and 5132nd ($1109 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 618th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sendai

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	Budapest	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$5986

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

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