Milan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
86
90
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.06M

The cost of living in Milan is 92% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1772nd and 5132nd ($2022 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 341st and 156th 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
$18.3
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$5986

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506

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