Sacramento vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2684
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6163
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$1718
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2740
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4811
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
86
78
🏙️ Population
525K
1.06M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 162% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 409th and 5135th ($2684 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 364th and 282nd 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 1.8 months in Sacramento compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Sacramento ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 238th and 603rd 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
$16.4
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.76
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1755
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2938
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2257
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$272
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.3
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5758
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.93
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.36
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2211
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25420
$6030

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860

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