Male vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$809
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
61
92
🏙️ Population
133K
1.06M

The cost of living in Male is 17% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4890th ($1295 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5145th and 91st 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
$5.57
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$6369

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$1515
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$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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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