Lima vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$466
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lima is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5300th and 5531st ($1034 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Peru and Japan, respectively. Check Peru vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 3484th and 2040th 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
$4.53
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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