Manchester vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Manchester | Sendai | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Manchester is 92% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1500th and 4890th ($2137 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 142nd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 76th and 91st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Manchester
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3 km or 2.7 mi |  Salford | |
| 5.3 km or 3.3 mi | Droylsden | |
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Stretford | |
| 7.5 km or 4.7 mi | Sale | |
| 9.1 km or 5.7 mi | Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Oldham | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Altrincham | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Bury | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Rochdale | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Bolton | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Macclesfield | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Warrington | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wigan | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Chorley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | St Helens | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Widnes | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Blackburn | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Runcorn | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Burnley | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Huddersfield | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Halifax | |
| 39 km or 25 mi | Brighouse | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Leek | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Crewe | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Preston | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Dewsbury | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bradford | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Batley | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Ellesmere Port | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Keighley | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Bootle | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Barnsley | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Liverpool | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Sheffield | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Chester | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Bebington | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Birkenhead | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Crosby |
Cities near Sendai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Natori | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Rifu | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Tagajo | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Tomiya | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Shiogama | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Iwanuma | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Taiwa | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Shibata | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Watari | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Ogawara | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Kakuda | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Kami | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Higashimatsushima | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Misato | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Osaki | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Shiroishi | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Ishinomaki | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Tendo | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Higashine | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Yamagata | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Murayama | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Soma | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kurihara | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Sagae | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Kaminoyama | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Tome | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Date | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Fukushima | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Takahata | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Nan'yo | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Minamisoma | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Shinjo | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Nagai | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Yonezawa | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Ichinoseki | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Nihonmatsu | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Kesennuma | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Motomiya | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Tamura | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Oshu |