Raleigh vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$1115
😷 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 125% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1363rd and 5531st ($2265 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 219th and 2040th 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
$18.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$4242

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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