Kyoto vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$385
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 0.1% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5138th and 5135th ($1026 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 8th vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 118th vs 603rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Sendai

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Kyoto Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$6030

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

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