Madrid vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$986
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
3.28M
1.06M

The cost of living in Madrid is 68% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2577th and 5135th ($1726 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 282nd in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 603rd 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
$14.1
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$6030

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

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