Los Angeles vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7625
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$2019
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$3688
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$715
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6398
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
3.9M
1.06M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 208% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 72nd and 5135th ($3165 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 282nd 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.42
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1717
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4161
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3237
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7697
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6904
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2020
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31623
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862

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