New York City vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$1888
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.06M

The cost of living in New York City is 321% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3rd and 5132nd ($4441 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 156th 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	$29.7	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$5986

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034