Jeonju vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeonju	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$854	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2314	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$295	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$569	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.2	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1745	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	49 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	61	72
😀 Quality of life	64	90
🏙️ Population	342K	1.06M

The cost of living in Jeonju is 19% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6251st and 5132nd ($854 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 324th in South Korea and Japan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeonju compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Jeonju ranked 50th best city to live in South Korea vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4376th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeonju vs Sendai

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	Jeonju	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8165	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6925	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.2	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.92	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.34	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13386	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$937
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$970
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1019
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1005
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$977
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1038
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$992
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1038
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1063
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1019
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1101
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$977
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1012
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1059
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1151
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1054
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$1000
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$992
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1036
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$989
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$979
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1033
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$995
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1026
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$998
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$998
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$900
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1042
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1075
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1030
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1127
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$924

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034