Rotterdam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rotterdam	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2359	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1479	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2435	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	72
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	664K	1.06M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 124% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1038th and 5132nd ($2359 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 324th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 68th and 156th 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	$20.8	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1509	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1241	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2680	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2049	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3934	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.4	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2027	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10730	$5986

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034