Copenhagen vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
644K
1.06M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 133% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 872nd and 5135th ($2387 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 9th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sendai

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Copenhagen Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$6.2
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$6030

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

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