Budapest vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$589
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.06M

The cost of living in Budapest is 7% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4890th ($1185 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 551st and 91st 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
$10.4
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057