Indianapolis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
888K
1.06M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 97% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1397th and 4890th ($2187 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 159th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Sendai

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Indianapolis Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

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