Canberra vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2258
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5105
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1409
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2111
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
30
73
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
381K
1.06M

The cost of living in Canberra is 124% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5531st ($2258 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 360th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Sendai

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Canberra Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9940
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6181
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.9
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2338
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17844
$4242

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81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1795
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1701
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1460
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1709
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2481
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2040
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2354
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1825
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1855
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1816
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1995
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$2000
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1915
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1913
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1810
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1834
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1493
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2543
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1933
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1896
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1813
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2179
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1606
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1273
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1905
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1876
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1868
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1728
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2672
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2364
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1720

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