New York City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4044
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8222
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$2662
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$3953
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$392
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6298
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.06M

The cost of living in New York City is 294% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6th and 5135th ($4044 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 282nd 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 8th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sendai

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New York City Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.64
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$5.71
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3504
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2240
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3748
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3719
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16943
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12588
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$135
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.7
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.99
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$115
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1647
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17859
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028

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