San Diego vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
86
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.06M

The cost of living in San Diego is 247% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 50th and 5585th ($3507 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 137th and 2145th 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
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022