Oslo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2197
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4695
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1222
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1901
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3568
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
73
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
709K
1.06M

The cost of living in Oslo is 114% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1293rd and 5135th ($2197 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Sendai

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Oslo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$4.39
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1253
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6042
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.55
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8301
$6030

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Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991

Cities near Sendai

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