Honolulu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3331
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7928
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$2072
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$3682
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$911
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4111
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
58
73
😀 Quality of life
85
74
🏙️ Population
351K
1.06M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 231% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 79th and 5531st ($3331 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 360th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Honolulu compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Honolulu ranked 143rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 433rd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Sendai

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Honolulu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.4
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.67
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$8.71
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.71
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2390
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1716
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4305
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3150
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.21%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8773
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7272
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$6.2
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.5
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.63
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.05
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.48
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$172
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2145
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26966
$4242

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2997
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2649
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2760
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2676
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3302
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2888
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3565
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$526
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$526
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3194

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