Denver vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
716K
1.06M

The cost of living in Denver is 143% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 444th and 4890th ($2699 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 142nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denver compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 160th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Sendai

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Denver Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$6369

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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