Minsk vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$352
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
72
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
1.99M
1.06M

The cost of living in Minsk is 31% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6769th and 5132nd ($727 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3750th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sendai

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Minsk Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$5986

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MinskSendai

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

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