Nagoya vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$481
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 13% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5531st ($1141 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 360th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Ranked 41st vs 228th best cities to live in Japan, and 865th vs 2040th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Sendai

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Nagoya Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$4242

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014