Kawaguchi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2610
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$497
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$839
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
594K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 4% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5298th and 5585th ($1050 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 243rd and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 37th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 939th vs 2145th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Sendai

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Kawaguchi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6497
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3788
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15104
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022