Madrid vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Madrid is 70% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2194th and 4890th ($1889 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 142nd in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 149th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sendai

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Madrid Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$6369

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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