Saitama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$380
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$1272
😷 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 6% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5151st and 5585th ($1073 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 64th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 2145th 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
$5.84
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$5002

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022