Sendai vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sendai	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1055	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$435	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1888	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	1.06M	5.87M

The cost of living in Sendai is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5132nd and 129th ($1055 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 156th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Singapore City

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	Sendai	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.01%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2230	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1285	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5986	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605