Milan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2328
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5536
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2292
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2255
$1115
😷 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 131% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1228th and 5531st ($2328 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 276th and 2040th 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
$20.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.73
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11130
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5384
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.28
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.6
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$898
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19884
$4242

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014