Kansas vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5093
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1183
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2074
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4116
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
64
73
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
508K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kansas is 97% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1733rd and 5135th ($2026 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1521st and 282nd 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 2 months in Kansas compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Kansas ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 232nd and 603rd 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
$14.4
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$5.41
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4126
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.07
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.78
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28701
$6030

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2187
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2188
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2070
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2171
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2242
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1979
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2154
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2186
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$2032
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2148
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2122
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$2059
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$2147
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2157
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$2058
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2006
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1456
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$2038
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1708
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1886
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1784
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1787
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1887
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1854
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1878
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1836
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1555
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1703
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2220
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1575
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1703
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1747
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2324
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1774
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1744
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1820

Cities near Sendai

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