Minneapolis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$1888
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	84	72
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	430K	1.06M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 119% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1145th and 5132nd ($2308 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 237th and 156th 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	$19.1	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$5986

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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