Chennai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$161
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
73
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chennai is 58% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8842nd and 5135th ($434 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 282nd in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 3676th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$6030

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$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011