Busan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$427
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.06M

The cost of living in Busan is 8% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5063rd and 5531st ($1084 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 360th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 120th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Sendai

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Busan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$4242

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Cities near Busan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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