Portland vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2785
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6544
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4971
$1115
😷 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 177% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 456th and 5531st ($2785 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Portland ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 195th and 2040th 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
$21.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.63
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1760
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2916
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2377
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3956
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.17
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.83
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.45
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.98
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$180
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1706
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24040
$4242

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Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2488
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2339
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2237
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2312
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2477
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2279
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2407
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2145
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2167
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2308
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2315
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2100
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2222
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2765
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2277
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2616
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2592
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2378
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2596
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2576
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1742
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2822
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2722
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2429
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2767
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2542
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2342
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1902
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2775
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2637
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2617
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2783

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