New York City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

New York City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3879
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8148
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$2541
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$3789
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$751
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6502
$2954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.06M

The cost of living in New York City is 252% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4th and 4650th ($3879 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 99th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New York City compared to 2.7 months in Sendai. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 59th in Japan, while ranked 20th and 428th among best cities to live in the world.

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New York City Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.96
$4.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.34
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3256
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2148
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5076
$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3179
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15640
$2025
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10052
$1194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$129
$94.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.02
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$6.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$8.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.5
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.93
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.39
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.7
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$53.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2504
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17718
$8695

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2775
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3307
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2660
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2628
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2325
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3057
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2488
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2512
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2371
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2600
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2720
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2382
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1916
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2419
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2261
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2289
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2569
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2302
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2012
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2177
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2570
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2469
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2233
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2485
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2394
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2949
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2387
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2662
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2335
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2347
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2473
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2591
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2450
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2442
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2255
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2985

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1004
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1005
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1008
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1005
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1013
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1008
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1017
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1018
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1022
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1020
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1020
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1022
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1022
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1019
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1029
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$1013
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1013
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1028
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1019
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1028
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1033
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1014
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$1009
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1033
57 km or 35 mi Date
$1023
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1056
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1024
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1024
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1034
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1032
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1042
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1029
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1044
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1054
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1056
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1042