Madrid vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	98	72
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.06M

The cost of living in Madrid is 69% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2443rd and 5132nd ($1781 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 151st and 156th 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	$14.7	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$5986

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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