Essen vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$690
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
587K
1.06M

The cost of living in Essen is 37% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3685th and 5132nd ($1443 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 156th 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
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$5986

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EssenSendai

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034