Niigata vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$425
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
68
78
🏙️ Population
791K
1.06M

The cost of living in Niigata is 3% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4949th and 5135th ($1056 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 282nd 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 599th vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 3500th vs 603rd 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
$5.19
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011