Milan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
86
92
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.06M

The cost of living in Milan is 93% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1476th and 4890th ($2146 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 305th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Sendai

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Milan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$6369

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057