Lima vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$407
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
72
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lima is 7% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5647th and 5132nd ($977 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th in Peru and Japan, respectively. Check Peru vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4234th and 156th 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
$4.73
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1418
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7764
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697

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