Helsinki vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$991
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
687K
1.06M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 97% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2068th and 5585th ($1990 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in Finland and Japan, respectively. Check Finland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Sendai

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Helsinki Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$5002

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022