Oslo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2343
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5065
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1300
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3751
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
709K
1.06M

The cost of living in Oslo is 111% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1029th and 4890th ($2343 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Norway and Japan, respectively. Check Norway vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Oslo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8961
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6717
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7583
$6369

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Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057