Male vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$835
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
133K
1.06M

The cost of living in Male is 25% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4218th and 5135th ($1284 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 4858th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$6030

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$295
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$279
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$255
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$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339

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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