Dortmund vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$736
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
78
92
🏙️ Population
593K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 37% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3604th and 4890th ($1523 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 692nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$6369

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Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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