Palermo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2880
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$507
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1558
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
19
73
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
630K
1.06M

The cost of living in Palermo is 17% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4806th and 5531st ($1176 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 360th in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Palermo ranked 113th best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5211th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Sendai

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Palermo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.94
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9264
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi Trapani
$1110
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1176
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1123
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1063
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1336
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1317
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1238
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1247
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1639
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1769
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1764
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$2127
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1769
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1852
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1824
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1750
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1596
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1230
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1243
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$519
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1685
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$592
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1505
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1570
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$547
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$633
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$391
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1201
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1217
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1346
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1362

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014