Kyoto vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kyoto Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$437
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 12% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4965th and 5585th ($1128 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 39th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 946th vs 2145th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kyoto vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Kyoto and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kyoto Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$5002

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

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