Milan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2307
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5512
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1295
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$2316
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$195
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2386
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
72
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.06M

The cost of living in Milan is 116% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1250th and 5094th ($2307 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 315th and 242nd 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
$21.4
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.35
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2665
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1944
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.11%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10174
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5200
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.96
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16429
$5899

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013