Lyon vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1747
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4181
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$847
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3258
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
519K
1.06M

The cost of living in Lyon is 73% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3024th and 5531st ($1747 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 360th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 234th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Sendai

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Lyon Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6632
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.94
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.74
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$120
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11727
$4242

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1409
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1553
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1352
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1307
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1560
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1865
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3400
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3401
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3344
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3436
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3658
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1386
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1208
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1517
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1163
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3702
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2062
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3125
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3134
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1490
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3393
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1599
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1286
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1390
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1673
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3043
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1501
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2468
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2868
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2891
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1440
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1488
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1659
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2907

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014