Honolulu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honolulu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3241
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7578
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$2025
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$3537
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$870
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1272
😷 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 221% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 117th and 5585th ($3241 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 83rd and 415th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Honolulu ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 2145th 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
$21.1
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$105
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.56
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$7.91
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1695
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4086
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3027
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8726
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7721
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.03
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$5.83
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.87
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.61
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.5
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.01
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.04
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1887
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23744
$5002

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2925
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2700
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2643
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$3147
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2821
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3544
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$539
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$538
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3254

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