Nur-Sultan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nur-Sultan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1764
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$357
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$690
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
45
73
😀 Quality of life
68
74
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nur-Sultan is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7085th and 5585th ($732 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 415th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 4594th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nur-Sultan vs Sendai

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Nur-Sultan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.16
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.36%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1200
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.95
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.4
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6043
$5002

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$530
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$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
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278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537

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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