Saint Petersburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Petersburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2178
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$442
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
67
92
🏙️ Population
5.38M
1.06M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 21% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6204th and 4890th ($874 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 3645th and 91st 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
$7.59
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.86
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3238
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.16
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$321
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6847
$6369

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525

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