Kyoto vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$482
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.06M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 9% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4577th and 4890th ($1210 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 142nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 7th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 108th vs 91st 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
$10.5
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$6369

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

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