San Diego vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	72
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.06M

The cost of living in San Diego is 225% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 36th and 5132nd ($3428 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 324th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.8 months in Sendai. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 95th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Sendai

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	San Diego	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$5986

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

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