Sendai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$414
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$3202
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
1.06M
518K

The cost of living in Sendai is 48% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5531st and 2172nd ($1007 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 131st 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 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2040th and 175th 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
$5.41
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$24916

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870