Kyoto vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$419
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$1115
😷 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 9% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5014th and 5531st ($1100 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 360th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Ranked 42nd vs 228th best cities to live in Japan, and 867th vs 2040th 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
$7.94
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$3
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$4242

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014