Matsuyama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1019
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$412
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1856
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
507K
1.06M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 5% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5428th and 5094th ($1019 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 349th and 139th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Ranked 550th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 3963rd vs 242nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Sendai

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Matsuyama Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.2
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.86
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9695
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$951
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$958
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$955
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$961
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$961
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$958
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$913
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$984
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$952
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$904
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$952
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$934
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$877
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$986
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$972
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$859
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$957
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$883
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$1007
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$1025
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$953
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$1024
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$939
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$1020
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$954
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1097
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$975
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$989
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1050
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1060
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$1024
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$927
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1061
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$1005
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$916
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$1029
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$924

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