Leipzig vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3783
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$764
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1542
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2738
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
72
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
620K
1.06M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 44% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3353rd and 5132nd ($1516 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 87th and 156th 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
$12.5
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1640
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1119
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3984
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2535
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.97
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.9
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$372
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9452
$5986

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307

Cities near Sendai

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