Seattle vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3154
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7508
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$3422
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6532
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
73
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
737K
1.06M

The cost of living in Seattle is 212% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 142nd and 5585th ($3154 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 2145th 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
$22.3
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$6.45
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2110
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3872
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2891
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7394
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5077
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.47
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.95
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.47
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.86
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2521
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28950
$5002

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173

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