Marseille vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1780
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4388
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$786
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1371
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2662
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
86
74
🏙️ Population
886K
1.06M

The cost of living in Marseille is 76% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2937th and 5585th ($1780 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 415th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Marseille compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Marseille ranked 11th best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 430th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Sendai

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Marseille Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.1
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5245
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3413
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.13
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.6
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.97
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$839
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10658
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649

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