Leipzig vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1659
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3917
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$833
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2965
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
620K
1.06M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 65% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3360th and 5531st ($1659 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th and 360th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Leipzig ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 106th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Sendai

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Leipzig Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5495
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2418
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13142
$4242

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438

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