Sacramento vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	54	72
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	525K	1.06M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 167% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 313th and 5132nd ($2813 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 308th and 156th 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	$19.5	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$5986

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

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