Kansas vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5277
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1160
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$696
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3972
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
72
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
508K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kansas is 97% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1700th and 5094th ($2110 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1417th and 139th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Kansas ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 299th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Sendai

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Kansas Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$947
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2072
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28880
$5899

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2271
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2311
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1902
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2248
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2052
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1647
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1841
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2261
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1943
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2120
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1912
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1574
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1893
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1368
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1761
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1909
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1638
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1875
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1830
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1848
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1522
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1963
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1535
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1614
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1729
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1816
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2106
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1852
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1899
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1855

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