Rome vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1697
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4149
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$891
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1795
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.06M

The cost of living in Rome is 65% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2685th and 5135th ($1697 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 230th and 603rd 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
$14.9
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2193
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7657
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3688
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.15
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.74
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.68
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.2
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.8
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229

Cities near Sendai

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