Nicosia vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1302
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3166
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$678
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$90
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
72
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
330K
1.06M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 23% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4211th and 5132nd ($1302 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 324th in Cyprus and Japan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 494th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Sendai

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Nicosia Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.26
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6962
$5986

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NicosiaSendai

Cost of living

$349

$907

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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
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54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
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58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647

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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