Sendai vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$402
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
1.06M
527K

The cost of living in Sendai is 35% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5135th and 6533rd ($1026 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 603rd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116