Lima vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$426
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lima is 9% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5780th and 5135th ($932 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Peru and Japan, respectively. Check Peru vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 4655th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Sendai

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Lima Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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