London vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3740
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8537
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$2516
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$4294
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$631
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$412
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3678
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.06M

The cost of living in London is 270% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 20th and 5585th ($3740 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 12th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sendai

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London Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.2
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$5.94
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2958
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2140
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4865
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3773
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20369
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10989
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.62
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.71
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.79
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.87
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2594
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30567
$5002

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3038
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2564
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2419
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2417
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2406
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2395
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2382
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2661
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2336
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2426
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2490
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2271
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2345
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2675
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2259
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2321
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2567
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2276
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2260
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2846
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2265
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2188
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2622
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2385
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2262
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2485
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1860
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2191
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2215
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2223
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2212
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2576
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2111
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2377
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2199

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