Islamabad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$228
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 51% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8685th and 5531st ($496 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 6656th and 2040th 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
$3.5
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014