Minneapolis vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$2414
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$669
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$1115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	86	73
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	430K	1.06M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 142% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1017th and 5531st ($2434 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 360th 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 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minneapolis	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$4242

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$935
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$934
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$936
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$939
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$936
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$937
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$943
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$937
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$943
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$938
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$941
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$957
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$960
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$964
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$964
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$975
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$928
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$944
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$924
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$949
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$954
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$980
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$933
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$982
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$904
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$914
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$932
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$935
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$994
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$950
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$942
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1004
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1007
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$956
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$978
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1014