Edinburgh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
488K
1.06M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 99% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1692nd and 5135th ($2043 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 282nd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 64th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Sendai

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Edinburgh Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$6030

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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