Lyon vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3759
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$746
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2868
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
522K
1.06M

The cost of living in Lyon is 48% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3343rd and 5135th ($1523 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Lyon ranked 2nd best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 140th and 603rd 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
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.6%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6123
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.54
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11664
$6030

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011