Male vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$810
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
133K
1.06M

The cost of living in Male is 31% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4490th and 5531st ($1321 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 360th in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5278th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Sendai

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Male Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$4242

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$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014