Sendai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$459
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
50
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sendai is 99% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4890th and 8203rd ($1111 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 55th 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 91st and 6304th 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
$6.64
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705