Sendai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$3306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
72
87
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.06M
518K

The cost of living in Sendai is 43% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5094th and 2353rd ($1069 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 149th 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 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 242nd and 148th 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
$6.27
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$24382

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851