Novosibirsk vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$421
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
48
73
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.06M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 13% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6431st and 5585th ($884 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 415th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5802nd and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Sendai

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Novosibirsk Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022