Rotterdam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rotterdam	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2659	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6362	$2414
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$2815	$669
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$1115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	73
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	664K	1.06M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 164% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 649th and 5531st ($2659 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 360th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 20th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sendai

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	Rotterdam	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.79	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.61	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.02	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2967	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2361	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$278	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6135	$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3996	$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.92	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.3	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2772	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13092	$4242

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799

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