Sendai vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$402
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$1735
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
1.06M
686K

The cost of living in Sendai is 5% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5135th and 5464th ($1026 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 474th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 66th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 603rd vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Shizuoka

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Sendai Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$8605

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Cities near Sendai

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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052