Minneapolis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$1516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	84	72
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	430K	1.06M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 123% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1095th and 5094th ($2380 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 215th and 242nd 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	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$5899

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

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