Niigata vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$390
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
791K
1.06M

The cost of living in Niigata is 6% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5515th and 5094th ($1007 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 139th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Ranked 406th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 3269th vs 242nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Sendai

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Niigata Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$5899

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013