Fukuoka vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$433
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.06M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5335th and 5585th ($1045 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 7th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 198th vs 2145th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Sendai

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Fukuoka Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$5002

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Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022