Calgary vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.06M

The cost of living in Calgary is 110% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1716th and 5585th ($2118 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 415th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Sendai

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Calgary Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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