Ljubljana vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ljubljana Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1719
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3951
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1025
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1729
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.8
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2014
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
284K
1.06M

The cost of living in Ljubljana is 71% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3144th and 5531st ($1719 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Slovenia and Japan, respectively. Check Slovenia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ljubljana compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Ljubljana ranked 1st best city to live in Slovenia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 653rd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ljubljana Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1303
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6691
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$655
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14187
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1431
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1396
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1347
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1409
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1659
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1342
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1648
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1372
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1381
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1517
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$1072
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1279
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1487
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1681
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1029
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1409
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1409
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1556
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$661
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1441
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$1144
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1747
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1734
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1607
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1659
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$917
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$733
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1929
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1876
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$586
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1533

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