Dublin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
593K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dublin is 153% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 300th and 4890th ($2810 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Ireland and Japan, respectively. Check Ireland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 91st 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
$19.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$6369

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

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