Dublin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
593K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dublin is 196% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 223rd and 5585th ($2992 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in Ireland and Japan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 36th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Sendai

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Dublin Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$5002

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

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