Kitakyushu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$396
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
935K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5340th and 4890th ($1044 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 142nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 317th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 2364th vs 91st 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
$6.25
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$6369

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Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057