Melbourne vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	100	90
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.06M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 108% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1365th and 5132nd ($2194 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 324th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 156th 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	$14.2	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$5986

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034