Marseille vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1733
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$756
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1311
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2408
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
43
72
😀 Quality of life
87
90
🏙️ Population
877K
1.06M

The cost of living in Marseille is 62% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2991st and 5094th ($1733 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 139th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Marseille ranked 8th best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 374th and 242nd 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
$17.2
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1348
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5072
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3564
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.4
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.9
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10222
$5899

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Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013