Melbourne vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
98
78
🏙️ Population
4.53M
1.06M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 130% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 933rd and 5135th ($2356 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 282nd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 2nd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sendai

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Melbourne Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$6030

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

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