Budapest vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Budapest Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$810
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1115
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.06M

The cost of living in Budapest is 57% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3675th and 5531st ($1580 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 646th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Budapest vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Budapest and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Budapest Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$4242

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014