Perth vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$2382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	73
😀 Quality of life	96	78
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.06M

The cost of living in Perth is 123% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1068th and 5135th ($2292 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 282nd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 10th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sendai

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	Perth	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$6030

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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