Oakland vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oakland Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3212
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7752
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$2040
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$3618
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$832
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5293
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
441K
1.06M

The cost of living in Oakland is 218% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 124th and 5585th ($3212 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 415th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Oakland ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 65th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Sendai

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Oakland Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.05
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1880
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1835
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3381
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3346
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7626
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6332
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.99
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.48
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.34
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2824
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20916
$5002

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Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3277
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2929
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3083
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2983
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3058
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2910
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3778
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3245
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3252
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2859
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2893
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3264
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3282
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3346
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2929
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2783
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3604
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3831
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3255
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3137
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2807
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3094
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4102
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3593
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2380
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3261
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3520
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3771
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3589
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3395

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