Detroit vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	639K	1.06M

The cost of living in Detroit is 96% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1678th and 5132nd ($2064 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 324th 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 Detroit compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 315th and 156th 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	$17.3	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$5986

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034