Niigata vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$433
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
791K
1.06M

The cost of living in Niigata is 1% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5436th and 5531st ($1018 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 360th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Ranked 365th vs 228th best cities to live in Japan, and 2749th vs 2040th 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
$5.43
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$3
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$4242

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014