Sendai vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sendai	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1111	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$459	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$400	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2543	$1854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	73	53
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	1.06M	686K

The cost of living in Sendai is 12% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4890th and 5761st ($1111 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 722nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 6th vs 420th best cities to live in Japan, and 91st vs 2988th 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	$6.64	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.98%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2390	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1362	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.9	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6369	$21319

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103