Rome vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1972
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4629
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1099
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2041
$1115
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.06M

The cost of living in Rome is 96% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 2104th and 5531st ($1972 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 360th in Italy and Japan, respectively. Check Italy vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Rome compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 134th and 2040th 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
$15.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1246
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2194
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1571
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8628
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.19
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.81
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14156
$4242

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Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330

Cities near Sendai

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