Kyoto vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kyoto | Sendai | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kyoto is 9% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4641st and 5132nd ($1148 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 324th in Japan.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kyoto compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Ranked 6th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 112th vs 156th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kyoto vs Sendai
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| Kyoto | Sendai | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Kyoto
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km or 4.6 mi |  Otsu | |
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi | Muko | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Nagaokakyo | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Uji | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Yawata | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Shimamoto | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Joyo | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kameoka | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Kusatsu | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Ritto | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Moriyama | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Kyotanabe | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Takatsuki | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hirakata | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Yasu | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Katano | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Seika | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ibaraki | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Konan | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Nantan | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Neyagawa | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Kizugawa | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Settsu | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Shijonawate | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Omihachiman | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Minoh | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Kadoma | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Suita | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Daito | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Moriguchi | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Ikoma | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Nara | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Koka | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Toyonaka | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Ikeda | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Kawanishi | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Inagawa | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Higashiosaka | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Yamatokoriyama | |
| 41 km or 26 mi | Itami |
Cities near Sendai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Natori | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Rifu | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Tagajo | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Tomiya | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Shiogama | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Iwanuma | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Taiwa | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Shibata | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Watari | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Ogawara | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Kakuda | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Kami | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Higashimatsushima | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Misato | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Osaki | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Shiroishi | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Ishinomaki | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Tendo | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Higashine | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Yamagata | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Murayama | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Soma | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kurihara | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Sagae | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Kaminoyama | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Tome | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Date | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Fukushima | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Takahata | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Nan'yo | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Minamisoma | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Shinjo | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Nagai | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Yonezawa | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Ichinoseki | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Nihonmatsu | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Kesennuma | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Motomiya | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Tamura | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Oshu |