Islamabad vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$169
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.06M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 62% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8988th and 5135th ($389 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 6200th and 603rd 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
$1.35
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$6030

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$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011