Sapporo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$526
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.06M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 14% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4509th and 5135th ($1173 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 282nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 9th vs 66th best cities to live in Japan, and 170th vs 603rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Sendai

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Sapporo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117

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