Rotterdam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4464
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1909
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$484
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
592K
1.06M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 96% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1756th and 5135th ($2013 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 282nd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 54th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1267
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5063
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.49
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.49
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1521
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12166
$6030

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413

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