Islamabad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$198
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 61% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8895th and 4890th ($439 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6293rd and 91st 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
$1.79
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$6369

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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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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