Honolulu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honolulu	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3039	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7612	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1950	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$3959	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$774	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4110	$2543
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	73
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	351K	1.06M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 174% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 133rd and 4890th ($3039 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 103rd and 142nd 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 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Honolulu ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 290th and 91st 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	$19.9	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$6.53	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1975	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1617	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3984	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3497	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8808	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8156	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.67	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.54	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.35	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.85	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31596	$6369

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$1027
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$1027
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$1029
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$1016
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$1015
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1031
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1034
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1035
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$1004
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1041
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$998
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$1008
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$1002
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$1016
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1021
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$1004
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1042
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$989
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$1000
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1027
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1048
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$1015
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1052
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1053
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1017
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1022
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1057