Saitama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$429
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Saitama is 4% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4896th and 5135th ($1063 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 35th vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 484th vs 603rd 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
$9.41
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$6030

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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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011