Sacramento vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2825
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6608
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1770
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$3115
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$731
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4380
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
72
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
525K
1.06M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 164% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 362nd and 5094th ($2825 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 307th and 139th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Sacramento ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 309th and 242nd 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
$20
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.8
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.7
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1816
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3293
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2644
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5035
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4072
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.31
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1441
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27489
$5899

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2692
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2767
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2811
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2875
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2892
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2839
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2727
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2630
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2875
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2665
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2782
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3181
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2672
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3098
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3344
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2770
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2212
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2943
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2270
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3116
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2936
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2991
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3504
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2823
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2764
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2910
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2381
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2721
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2679
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3058
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2114
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2858
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2950
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3818
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2850

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013