Reykjavik vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3205
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6762
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1954
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$904
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
88
74
🏙️ Population
139K
1.06M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 218% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 119th and 5531st ($3205 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Iceland and Japan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 258th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Sendai

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Reykjavik Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.3
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.4
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.5
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2129
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1743
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3328
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.69%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6175
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.38
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.99
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.1
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.18
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$146
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$178
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$472
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30029
$4242

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6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336

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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