Rome vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$1516
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.06M

The cost of living in Rome is 89% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1942nd and 5094th ($2020 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 292nd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sendai

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Rome Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$5899

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013