San Diego vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in San Diego vs Sendai

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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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Cities near San Diego

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