Sendai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$460
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
49
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sendai is 93% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5094th and 8247th ($1069 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 41st in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 242nd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Shiraz

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Sendai Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$2133

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719