Novosibirsk vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$302
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
1.63M
1.06M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 36% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7138th and 5135th ($657 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 282nd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5709th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Novosibirsk Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556

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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