Saint Petersburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$497	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	72
😀 Quality of life	67	90
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.06M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 8% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5668th and 5132nd ($974 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 324th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 3598th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sendai

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	Saint Petersburg	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$5986

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

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