Seattle vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	737K	1.06M

The cost of living in Seattle is 186% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 158th and 5132nd ($3015 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 98th and 156th 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	$21.9	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$5986

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034