Matsuyama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$385
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
507K
1.06M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5545th and 5135th ($967 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 517th and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Matsuyama compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 581st vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 3433rd vs 603rd 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
$6.66
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3659
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.93
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9623
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$903
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$909
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$906
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$911
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$909
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$919
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$909
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$907
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$915
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$906
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$887
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$912
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$899
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$889
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$885
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$881
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$884
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$885
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$954
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$941
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$954
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$911
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$951
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$895
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$923
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$882
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1000
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$872
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$860
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$956
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$952
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$912
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$907
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$954
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$850
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$879
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$909
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$896

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011