Essen vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$681
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
585K
1.06M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3595th and 4890th ($1525 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 142nd 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 Essen compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sendai

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Essen Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$6369

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057