Dortmund vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$750
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
595K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 62% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3504th and 5585th ($1637 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 415th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Sendai

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Dortmund Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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