Istanbul vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$675
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
15.7M
1.06M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 21% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4522nd and 5094th ($1288 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1015th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Sendai

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Istanbul Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.24%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2833
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1043
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18637
$5899

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013

Cities near Sendai

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