Sendai vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$416
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$4401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
89
😀 Quality of life
74
97
🏙️ Population
1.06M
5.87M

The cost of living in Sendai is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5585th and 154th ($1010 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2145th and 5th 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
$5.58
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$31369

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663