London vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3321
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7723
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$2218
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$3918
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$349
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4098
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
98
78
🏙️ Population
8.91M
1.06M

The cost of living in London is 224% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 38th and 5135th ($3321 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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London Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$4.62
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2493
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4599
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3306
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.62%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16999
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9363
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.94
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.1
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2256
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25471
$6030

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3004
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2538
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2234
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2282
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2165
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2120
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2119
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2104
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2036
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2117
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2504
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1981
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2050
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2345
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2067
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2599
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2173
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2043
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2001
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2155
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1974
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2051
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2076
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1993
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1875
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1976
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1920
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1972
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2406
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1908

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