Saitama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$378
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Saitama is 5% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5168th and 5531st ($1055 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 360th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Ranked 70th vs 228th best cities to live in Japan, and 1050th vs 2040th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sendai

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Saitama Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$4242

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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