Dublin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
553K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dublin is 164% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 357th and 5135th ($2713 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 603rd 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
$18.7
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$6030

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011