Samsun vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Samsun Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$394
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$514
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$676
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
23
73
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
1.37M
1.06M

The cost of living in Samsun is 26% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6364th and 4890th ($820 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 142nd 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 12th best city to live in Turkey vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5645th and 91st 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
$5.29
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2033
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$552
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11214
$6369

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Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$651
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607

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