Leipzig vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1371
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$641
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1212
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$462
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2399
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
625K
1.06M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 34% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3960th and 5135th ($1371 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 106th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Leipzig Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5428
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.1
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10639
$6030

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011