Lima vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$489
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
70
74
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.06M

The cost of living in Lima is 6% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5141st and 5585th ($1075 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 4052nd and 2145th 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
$4.88
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022