Chiba vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$569
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
975K
1.06M

The cost of living in Chiba is 17% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4599th and 5094th ($1251 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 139th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Ranked 26th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 723rd vs 242nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Sendai

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Chiba Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$5899

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Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013