Moscow vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$612
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
13M
1.06M

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5091st and 4890th ($1075 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1280th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Sendai

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Moscow Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057