Chennai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$151
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$320
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chennai is 57% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8922nd and 5585th ($430 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 415th in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5162nd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Sendai

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Chennai Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.2
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.84%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.78
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1717
$5002

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$322
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$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271

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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