Dublin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5796
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1748
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$3037
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3727
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
593K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dublin is 149% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 605th and 5132nd ($2627 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 17th and 156th 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
$18.3
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1479
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3211
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2644
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5541
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.32
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.9
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1213
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8881
$5986

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2186
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2216
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2628
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1767
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1785
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1662
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1713
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2134
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1755
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1968
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1382
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1562
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1969
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2297
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1615
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1390
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1563
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1682
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1681
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1697
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1710
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1774
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1706
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1675
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1482
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2275
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1556
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1640
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1732
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1897
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1686
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1497
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1753
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1762
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1714
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1456
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1629
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1574

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