Manchester vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
73
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
548K
1.06M

The cost of living in Manchester is 134% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1156th and 5585th ($2365 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 415th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 78th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Sendai

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Manchester Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$5002

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022