Reykjavik vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2915
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5968
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1781
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2749
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$832
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3918
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
140K
1.06M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 162% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 204th and 4890th ($2915 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd in Iceland and Japan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 189th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.1
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1626
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2552
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6498
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.63
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.66
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$155
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6167
$6369

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$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161

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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