Copenhagen vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
644K
1.06M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 124% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 795th and 4890th ($2483 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 9th and 91st 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
$20.2
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$6369

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057