Islamabad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$199
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1516
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
50
90
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 59% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8887th and 5094th ($443 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6597th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Sendai

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Islamabad Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$5899

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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013