Chicago vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.06M

The cost of living in Chicago is 162% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 394th and 5094th ($2799 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 139th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 242nd 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
$19.2
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$5899

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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