San Diego vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3346
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7719
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$2248
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$4052
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5772
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
87
73
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.06M

The cost of living in San Diego is 201% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 45th and 4890th ($3346 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 142nd 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 75th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2399
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4351
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3534
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9294
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7063
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.2
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21468
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647

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