Incheon vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Incheon	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1092	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2890	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$493	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1030	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$95	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2433	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	91	72
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	2.94M	1.06M

The cost of living in Incheon is 4% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4880th and 5132nd ($1092 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 324th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Incheon compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Incheon ranked 2nd best city to live in South Korea vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 45th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Incheon vs Sendai

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	Incheon	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.53	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1305	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6378	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6335	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.89	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.02	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.01	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18156	$5986

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Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1163
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1099
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1171
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1098
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1022
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1283
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1400
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1075
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1122
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$974
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1161
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1042
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1129
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1165
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1127
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1040
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1020
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1026
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1036
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1151
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1026
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$865
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1074
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1038
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1019
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1063

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034