Sendai vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$402
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$2799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
98
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
1.06M
949K

The cost of living in Sendai is 8% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5135th and 4659th ($1026 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 9th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 603rd and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$19963

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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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1081
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$987
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1256
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1152
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$949
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1024
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1144
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1088
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1124
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1020
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$973
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1041
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1072
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$880
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$940
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$911
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1002
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1542
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$967
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$963
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$949