Saitama vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$368
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.06M

The cost of living in Saitama is 7% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5386th and 4890th ($1038 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 142nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 24th vs 6th best cities to live in Japan, and 592nd vs 91st 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
$6.58
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$6369

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057