Sacramento vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6191
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1670
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2836
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$678
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4470
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
525K
1.06M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 139% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 501st and 4890th ($2656 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 91st 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
$18.6
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1688
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1409
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3018
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4303
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.09
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1525
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30262
$6369

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851

Cities near Sendai

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