Seattle vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3183
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7493
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$1996
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$3450
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6618
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
737K
1.06M

The cost of living in Seattle is 216% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 126th and 5531st ($3183 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 360th 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 147th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Sendai

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Seattle Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.46
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2109
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3900
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2895
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7971
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5180
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.33
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.97
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2124
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30033
$4242

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014