Sendai vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$460
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$4609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
89
😀 Quality of life
90
98
🏙️ Population
1.06M
5.87M

The cost of living in Sendai is 67% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5094th and 109th ($1069 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 242nd and 7th 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
$6.27
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$29519

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653