Dortmund vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$789
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
595K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 50% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3100th and 5132nd ($1585 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 324th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 114th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$5986

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Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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