Essen vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$759
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
579K
1.06M

The cost of living in Essen is 48% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3358th and 5135th ($1519 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 282nd 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 603rd 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
$12.5
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6030

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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