Hanover vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4562
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$891
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1525
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2914
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
82
72
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
548K
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanover is 71% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2626th and 5094th ($1828 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 112th and 242nd 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
$17.4
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$932
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1515
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4748
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3144
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.97
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.6
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.9
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29738
$5899

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1641
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1633
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1618
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1644
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1652
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1647
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1619
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1562
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1536
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1605
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1580
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1602
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1511
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1593
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1548
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1534
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1589
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1507
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1527
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1547
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1515
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1587
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1582
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1561
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1585
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1563
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1556
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1413
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1570
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1563
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1564
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1565

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