Chicago vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chicago is 179% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 375th and 5585th ($2822 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 415th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Sendai

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Chicago Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$5002

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Sendai

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