Columbus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
906K
1.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 115% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1282nd and 5135th ($2202 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 202nd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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