Cologne vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$947
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cologne is 65% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2551st and 5132nd ($1744 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 324th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$5986

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034