Crete vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$532
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
33
73
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
623K
1.06M

The cost of living in Crete is 7% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4641st and 4890th ($1186 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 142nd in Greece and Japan, respectively. Check Greece vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1944th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Sendai

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Crete Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

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