Minneapolis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	86	73
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	430K	1.06M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 136% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1119th and 5585th ($2384 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 415th 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 Minneapolis compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 263rd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Sendai

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	Minneapolis	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.8	$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$5002

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

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