San Diego vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$2382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.06M

The cost of living in San Diego is 234% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 26th and 5135th ($3427 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 107th and 603rd 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	$20.9	$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$6030

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

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