Milwaukee vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
577K
1.06M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 86% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1688th and 4890th ($2065 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 142nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 188th and 91st 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
$16.7
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$6369

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1955
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2022
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1991
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2015
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2014
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1962
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1818
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2011
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2008
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1997
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1967
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1904
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1968
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1943
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2291
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1834
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2267
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2285
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2295
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2276
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1811
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2309
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2202
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2407
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2069
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1878
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2158
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2289
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1772
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2343
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2331
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2376
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2393
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2357
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2392

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057