Minsk vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$356
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$1516
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
72
😀 Quality of life
69
90
🏙️ Population
2M
1.06M

The cost of living in Minsk is 31% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6924th and 5094th ($735 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in Belarus and Japan, respectively. Check Belarus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 4343rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$5899

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

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