Columbus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
906K
1.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 111% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1686th and 5585th ($2127 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sendai

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Columbus Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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