Essen vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$666
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
587K
1.06M

The cost of living in Essen is 42% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3903rd and 5094th ($1516 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 139th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 242nd 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
$16.2
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$5899

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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