Los Angeles vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

	Los Angeles	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3145	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7041	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$2011	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3361	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$673	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5908	$2954
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	74
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.06M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 185% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 45th and 4650th ($3145 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 99th 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 1.9 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.7 months in Sendai. Los Angeles ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 59th in Japan, while ranked 44th and 428th 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	$21.6	$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.08	$4.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1716	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3852	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2934	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9271	$2025
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6455	$1194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$94.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.82	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.1	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$53.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1518	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22901	$8695

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2526
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2521
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2555
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2521
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2473
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2739
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2657
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2491
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2761
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2467
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3165
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2501
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2483
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3511
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2547
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2509
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2552
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2606
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$2959
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2489
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$2816
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2404
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2518
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$2827
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2447
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2572
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2541
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2492
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2474
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2513
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2544
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$2451
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2514
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2491
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2489
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3333
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2506
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2593

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$1004
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$1005
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$1008
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$1005
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$1013
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$1008
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1017
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$1018
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$1016
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1020
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1020
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1022
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1022
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$1019
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1029
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$1013
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$1013
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$1028
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$1019
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1028
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1033
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$1014
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$1009
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1033
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$1023
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1056
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$1024
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$1024
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1036
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1034
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1032
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1042
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1029
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1044
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1054
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1056
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1042