Sendai vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$435
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$2528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
72
52
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.06M
686K

The cost of living in Sendai is 13% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5132nd and 5882nd ($1055 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 732nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 7th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 156th vs 271st 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
$6.36
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$8368

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083