Kitakyushu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$369
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1677
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
935K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 5% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5478th and 5132nd ($1003 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 324th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Ranked 290th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 2236th vs 156th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Sendai

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Kitakyushu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.78
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.65%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2349
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11851
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910

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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