Sendai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$416
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
47
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sendai is 79% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5585th and 8262nd ($1010 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 38th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 2145th and 6346th 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
$5.58
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$1920

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698