Milwaukee vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2054
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4880
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1862
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3539
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
82
72
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
577K
1.06M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 95% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1702nd and 5132nd ($2054 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 324th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 240th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sendai

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Milwaukee Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$979
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$163
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1813
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24191
$5986

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MilwaukeeSendai

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1942
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2019
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1986
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1976
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1998
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1932
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1760
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1991
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2017
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2023
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1963
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1968
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2017
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1960
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2320
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1847
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2313
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2321
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2312
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2298
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1817
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2332
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2327
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2391
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2078
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1850
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2179
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2294
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1789
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2484
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2345
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2311
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2461
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2371
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2378

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