Frankfurt vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
776K
1.06M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 104% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1510th and 5094th ($2182 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 139th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Sendai

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Frankfurt Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$5899

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

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