Glasgow vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Glasgow Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4848
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1146
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2071
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3562
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
626K
1.06M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 81% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4890th ($2013 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 142nd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 19th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Glasgow vs Sendai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Glasgow vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Glasgow and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Glasgow Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.22
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.44
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1254
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$882
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3909
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3280
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.6
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1167
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12979
$6369

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057