London vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$2543
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	99	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.06M

The cost of living in London is 208% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 37th and 4890th ($3427 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 2nd and 91st 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	$23	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$6369

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$1027
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$1027
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$1029
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1019
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$1016
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$1015
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1031
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1034
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1035
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$1004
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1041
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$998
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$1008
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$1002
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$1016
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1021
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$1004
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1042
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$989
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$1000
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1027
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1048
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$1015
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1052
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1053
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1017
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1022
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1057