Lyon vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1570
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3820
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$773
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2651
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
521K
1.06M

The cost of living in Lyon is 49% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3152nd and 5132nd ($1570 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 324th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 195th and 156th 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
$15.5
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.9
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1593
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1107
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6408
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.26
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.44
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$584
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10816
$5986

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1567
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1081
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1256
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1348
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1470
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1310
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1182
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1434
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1522
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3017
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$2937
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$2970
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3028
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3195
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1247
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1205
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1352
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1050
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3278
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1723
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2738
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2732
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1314
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3088
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1485
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1110
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1316
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1474
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2658
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1338
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1950
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2308
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2470
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1231
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1338
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1424
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2457

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034