Los Angeles vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	72
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.06M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 203% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 80th and 5132nd ($3196 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 324th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sendai

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	Los Angeles	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$5986

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034