Dublin vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
593K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dublin is 167% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 315th and 5094th ($2858 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 242nd 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
$20.8
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$5899

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013