Columbus vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
906K
1.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 112% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1634th and 5531st ($2140 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 266th and 2040th 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
$20.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$4242

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014