Hanover vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1829
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4506
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$908
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1559
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
548K
1.06M

The cost of living in Hanover is 82% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2689th and 5531st ($1829 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 360th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 82nd and 2040th 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
$17.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$886
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1227
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4553
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.18
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$629
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21676
$4242

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1664
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1655
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1631
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1661
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1661
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1655
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1649
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1648
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1558
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1547
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1614
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1487
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1596
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1547
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1538
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1596
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1508
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1520
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1549
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1529
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1567
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1563
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1585
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1430
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1420
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1596
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1565
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1567
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1571

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014