Saint Petersburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2793
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$577
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1013
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1316
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
85
73
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
5.65M
1.06M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 13% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4898th and 5531st ($1139 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 360th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 3542nd and 2040th 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
$9.18
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1362
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.01
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4926
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3068
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.78
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.91
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.43
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13865
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014