Edinburgh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
72
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
488K
1.06M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 116% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1247th and 5094th ($2310 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 139th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 59th and 242nd 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
$21.6
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$5899

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

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