Minsk vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$293
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
62
73
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
2M
1.06M

The cost of living in Minsk is 37% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7206th and 5135th ($649 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 3890th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$6030

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011