Hiroshima vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$334
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.06M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 13% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6460th and 5585th ($877 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 5th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 88th vs 2145th 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
$6.16
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$5002

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

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