Seattle vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$2624
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$2382
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	73
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	737K	1.06M

The cost of living in Seattle is 190% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 145th and 5135th ($2974 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 282nd 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 125th and 603rd 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	$18.6	$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$6030

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

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