Seattle vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3162
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7446
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$1981
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$3407
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$810
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
72
😀 Quality of life
93
90
🏙️ Population
737K
1.06M

The cost of living in Seattle is 196% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 125th and 5094th ($3162 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 92nd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Seattle ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 99th and 242nd 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
$22.6
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.17
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$6
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2119
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1641
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3861
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2873
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6864
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.82
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.26
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.36
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.94
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.8
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2178
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29883
$5899

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013