Detroit vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
639K
1.06M

The cost of living in Detroit is 101% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1947th and 5585th ($2032 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 318th and 2145th 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
$18.1
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$5.48
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$5002

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

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