Hiroshima vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$372
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 7% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5644th and 5135th ($954 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 376th vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 2347th vs 603rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Sendai

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Hiroshima Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$6030

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

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