Sendai vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sendai Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$3382
🏠 One person rent
$416
$622
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$2256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
1.06M
9.67M

The cost of living in Sendai is 26% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 5585th and 4438th ($1010 vs $1363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 2nd in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.7 months in Seoul. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 2145th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sendai vs Seoul

Prices for goods and services in Sendai and Seoul are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sendai Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$3.42
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$23840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$11978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.43
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$21825

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1117
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1092
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1061
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$913
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1162
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1120
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1292
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1167
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$988
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$937
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1063
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1044
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1030
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1007
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1008
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1102
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1076
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1050
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1134
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1563
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1046
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$867
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$984
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1073
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1121
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$986
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$892
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1003
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1568
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$986