Saitama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$488
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$1888
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Saitama is 13% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4495th and 5132nd ($1196 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 324th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. Ranked 46th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 748th vs 156th 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
$5.64
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034