Munich vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
1.51M
1.06M

The cost of living in Munich is 110% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1056th and 4890th ($2332 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 54th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sendai

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Munich Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$6369

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

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