Sendai vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$416
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$688
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
1.06M
423K

The cost of living in Sendai is 14% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5585th and 6421st ($1010 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 1st in Japan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Japan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 2145th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Skopje

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Sendai Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$5443

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206