Busan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2784
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$427
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2577
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.06M

The cost of living in Busan is 4% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4938th and 5094th ($1108 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 139th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Busan compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 150th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.25
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.89
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8888
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7037
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.1
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.66
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13429
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981

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