Dusseldorf vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1944
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4713
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1869
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4092
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
631K
1.06M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 92% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2220th and 5585th ($1944 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 415th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 28th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Sendai

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Dusseldorf Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8456
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5329
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.2
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$907
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21698
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1618
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1724
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1644
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1701
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1600
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1579
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1467
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1663
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1592
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1669
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2007
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1626
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1642
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1601
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1609
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1561
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1686
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1481
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1580
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1573
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1990

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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