Copenhagen vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
97
74
🏙️ Population
667K
1.06M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 163% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 650th and 5585th ($2656 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 4th and 2145th 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
$21.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$7.24
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$5002

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

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