Los Angeles vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$2543
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	99	73
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.06M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 187% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 72nd and 4890th ($3187 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 142nd 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 47th and 91st 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	$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$6369

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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