Portland vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2572
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6077
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2651
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$653
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4802
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
89
73
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
653K
1.06M

The cost of living in Portland is 131% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 662nd and 4890th ($2572 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th and 142nd 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 141st and 91st 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
$16.4
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1292
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2860
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3653
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3326
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.6
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16661
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489

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