Niigata vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$414
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
791K
1.06M

The cost of living in Niigata is 1% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5487th and 5585th ($1024 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 214th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 2415th vs 2145th 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
$5.4
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$5002

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022