Frankfurt vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
776K
1.06M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 124% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1384th and 5531st ($2251 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 360th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 2040th 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
$17.4
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$4242

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014