Daegu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daegu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1043
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$396
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$664
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2256
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
2.38M
1.06M

The cost of living in Daegu is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5347th and 5585th ($1043 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 415th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 1141st and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Sendai

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Daegu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6863
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5901
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.48
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.01
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27966
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Gyeongsan
$976
33 km or 20 mi Yeongcheon
$997
44 km or 27 mi Miryang
$991
44 km or 27 mi Gumi
$943
52 km or 32 mi Gimcheon
$916
56 km or 35 mi Gyeongju
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Changwon
$1032
71 km or 44 mi Yangsan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Pohang
$1030
73 km or 45 mi Sangju
$951
74 km or 46 mi Sacheon
$993
74 km or 46 mi Ulsan
$1020
75 km or 46 mi Gimhae
$946
76 km or 47 mi Masan
$994
79 km or 49 mi Andong
$916
88 km or 55 mi Jinju
$1111
88 km or 55 mi Mungyeong
$954
94 km or 58 mi Busan
$1114
106 km or 66 mi Yeongju
$994
113 km or 70 mi Geoje
$961
115 km or 71 mi Tongyeong
$981
121 km or 75 mi Namwon
$970
122 km or 76 mi Daejeon
$922
130 km or 81 mi Gyeryong
$945
131 km or 81 mi Jeonju
$823
131 km or 82 mi Gwangyang
$996
131 km or 82 mi Cheongju
$903
137 km or 85 mi Chungju
$892
137 km or 85 mi Sejong
$986
141 km or 88 mi Nonsan
$1005
143 km or 89 mi Suncheon
$1014
145 km or 90 mi Jecheon
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Gongju
$1019
148 km or 92 mi Iksan
$982
149 km or 93 mi Taebaek
$976
150 km or 93 mi Yeosu
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Gimje
$964
160 km or 100 mi Asan
$1015
161 km or 100 mi Jeongeup
$963
167 km or 103 mi Cheonan
$1121

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