Glasgow vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2058
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4930
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1155
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3074
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
626K
1.06M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 93% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5094th ($2058 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 139th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 52nd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Sendai

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Glasgow Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$301
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.83%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4064
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3045
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.97
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.1
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$118
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1138
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18105
$5899

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429

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