Lahore vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$411
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$163
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1888
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
72
😀 Quality of life
46
90
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lahore is 61% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8934th and 5132nd ($411 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 324th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6486th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Sendai

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Lahore Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.75
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.7
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.1
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1172
$5986

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LahoreSendai

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$380
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$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034