Moscow vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$542
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.06M

The cost of living in Moscow is 0.5% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5167th and 5135th ($1021 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 1608th and 603rd 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
$8.33
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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