Saitama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$364
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Saitama is 3% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5298th and 5094th ($1037 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 139th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Ranked 31st vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 750th vs 242nd 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
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013