Niigata vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$446
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
791K
1.06M

The cost of living in Niigata is 0.3% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4890th ($1108 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 142nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 578th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 3769th vs 91st 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
$5.41
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$6369

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057