Sacramento vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2682
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6170
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$2782
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$710
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4542
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
87
74
🏙️ Population
525K
1.06M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 166% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 605th and 5531st ($2682 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd and 360th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 347th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Sendai

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Sacramento Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.87
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1781
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1302
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2832
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4948
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3517
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.21
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1488
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20438
$4242

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848

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