Hanover vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4113
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$899
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1488
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2841
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
73
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
553K
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanover is 70% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2513th and 5135th ($1744 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 282nd 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 12th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 80th and 603rd 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
$15.2
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1013
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5001
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.4
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.38
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14972
$6030

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1546
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1552
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1517
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1563
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1563
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1552
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1573
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1439
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1516
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1521
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1495
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1381
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1487
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1347
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1391
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1488
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1363
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1301
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1355
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1383
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1492
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1493
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1369
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1487
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1400
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1431
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1270
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1393
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1428
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1380

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011