Lyon vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$852
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1475
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
519K
1.06M

The cost of living in Lyon is 75% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3001st and 5585th ($1764 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 415th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 221st and 2145th 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
$17.6
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7010
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4172
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.43
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.89
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$661
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12190
$5002

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1419
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1584
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1392
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1581
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1876
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3501
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3431
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3436
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3507
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3731
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1397
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1256
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1556
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1172
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3833
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2014
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3277
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3299
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1521
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3524
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1635
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1295
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1488
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1694
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3150
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1542
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2465
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2823
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2874
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1435
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1479
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1652
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2997

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022