Hanover vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$953
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
545K
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanover is 65% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2395th and 4890th ($1828 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 142nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Sendai

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Hanover Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$6369

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487

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