Honolulu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honolulu	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2961	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7256	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$1873	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$3753	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$777	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4025	$2382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	62	73
😀 Quality of life	86	78
🏙️ Population	351K	1.06M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 189% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 153rd and 5135th ($2961 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 128th and 282nd 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 260th and 603rd 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	$19.8	$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.99	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1910	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3813	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$299	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10099	$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8860	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$6.63	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.92	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.49	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.9	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1372	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19011	$6030

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064

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