Cairo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$189
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1516
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cairo is 56% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5094th ($473 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 139th in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5895th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sendai

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Cairo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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