Sendai vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$414
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
45
😀 Quality of life
74
68
🏙️ Population
1.06M
423K

The cost of living in Sendai is 14% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5531st and 6377th ($1007 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1 months in Skopje. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 2040th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207