Sendai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$3121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
73
87
😀 Quality of life
92
91
🏙️ Population
1.06M
518K

The cost of living in Sendai is 39% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4890th and 2462nd ($1111 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 167th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 91st and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Sheffield

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Sendai Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855