Busan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2827
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$430
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2595
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.06M

The cost of living in Busan is 10% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5007th and 5585th ($1114 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 2145th 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
$5.89
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8921
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7114
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15370
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$946
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1005
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1032
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$994
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$961
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$991
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1020
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$981
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$993
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$945
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$976
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1012
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1111
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1043
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$997
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$944
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1030
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$1008
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$943
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$916
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1014
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$970
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$944
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$916
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$951
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$954
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$823
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1062
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$994
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$932
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$968
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$965
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$977
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$955
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$954
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$940
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$934
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$922
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$963

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022