Islamabad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$213
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1272
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
50
74
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 54% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8843rd and 5585th ($464 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6696th and 2145th 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
$3.05
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$5002

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022