Rotterdam vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4999
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3835
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
664K
1.06M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 100% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1336th and 4890th ($2219 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 142nd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 51st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.41
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5393
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3725
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1741
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10888
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057