Portland vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2738
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6436
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$705
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4867
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
653K
1.06M

The cost of living in Portland is 171% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 512th and 5585th ($2738 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 208th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Sendai

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Portland Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1369
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3059
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3320
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.8
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.91
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.42
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.07
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$187
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$35
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1842
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21868
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2471
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2401
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2420
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2459
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2411
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2401
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2382
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2388
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2293
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2269
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2336
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2251
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2083
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2279
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2747
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1985
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2232
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2584
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2558
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2362
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2635
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2582
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1707
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2828
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2720
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2519
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2792
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2325
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1924
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2814
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2677
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2656
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2807

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