Milan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
1.37M
1.06M

The cost of living in Milan is 102% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1623rd and 5135th ($2074 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Milan compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 292nd and 603rd 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
$19.3
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$6030

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

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