Denver vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
716K
1.06M

The cost of living in Denver is 176% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 432nd and 5585th ($2791 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th and 415th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 239th and 2145th 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
$17.9
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$5002

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

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