Novosibirsk vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1985
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$378
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
72
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.06M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 24% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6617th and 5094th ($813 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 139th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5603rd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Novosibirsk Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.43
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.32
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.52%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2370
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4627
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
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$802
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$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013