Reykjavik vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2723
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5671
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1643
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2600
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$800
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3682
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
73
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
140K
1.06M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 165% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 344th and 5135th ($2723 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 152nd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$5.05
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1659
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1492
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2694
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2395
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.07%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6252
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4951
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.6
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.03
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.67
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6072
$6030

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$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011