Reykjavik vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3322
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6846
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$2058
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$916
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
139K
1.06M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 229% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 86th and 5585th ($3322 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 268th and 2145th 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
$28.6
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2151
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1861
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3373
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7832
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6385
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.51
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.49
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.44
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.83
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$144
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$176
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30361
$5002

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$2066
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$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
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$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409

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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