Samsun vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$226
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$431
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
23
73
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
1.34M
1.06M

The cost of living in Samsun is 45% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7971st and 5135th ($567 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 282nd in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Samsun compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Samsun ranked 59th best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 7036th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Samsun vs Sendai

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Samsun Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.28
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.58%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1548
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.42
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.09
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.53
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10901
$6030

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Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628

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