Raleigh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
468K
1.06M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 129% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1246th and 5585th ($2317 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 245th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Sendai

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Raleigh Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$6.02
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$5002

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

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