Cologne vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$967
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cologne is 71% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2484th and 5135th ($1752 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$6030

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011