Milan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2370
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5666
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1333
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.06M

The cost of living in Milan is 135% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1148th and 5585th ($2370 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 336th and 2145th 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
$20.8
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.45
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1522
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1958
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10810
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5173
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.49
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18202
$5002

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022