Detroit vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
639K
1.06M

The cost of living in Detroit is 81% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1856th and 4890th ($2006 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 216th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Sendai

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Detroit Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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