Calgary vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.06M

The cost of living in Calgary is 93% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4890th ($2149 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 142nd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 131st and 91st 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
$16.9
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057