Manchester vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
548K
1.06M

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
$17.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$6369

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Sendai

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