Sendai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$402
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
50
😀 Quality of life
78
52
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sendai is 69% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5135th and 7596th ($1026 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 38th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 603rd and 6176th 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
$5.28
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$2132

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698