Budapest vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$707
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1516
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.06M

The cost of living in Budapest is 29% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4312th and 5094th ($1377 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 242nd 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
$10.6
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$5899

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013