Cologne vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cologne is 97% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2067th and 5585th ($1990 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Sendai

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Cologne Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$5002

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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