Dresden vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$637
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
566K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dresden is 44% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4158th and 5531st ($1448 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 360th 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 Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 96th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sendai

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Dresden Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014