Niigata vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$425
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
67
90
🏙️ Population
791K
1.06M

The cost of living in Niigata is 0.4% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5101st and 5132nd ($1059 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 324th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Ranked 581st vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 3754th vs 156th 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
$5.24
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$5986

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NiigataSendai

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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