Sendai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$3317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
1.06M
518K

The cost of living in Sendai is 48% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5585th and 2232nd ($1010 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 144th 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 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2145th and 177th 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
$5.58
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$6
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$24899

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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 Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871