Sendai vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$460
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
72
44
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.06M
423K

The cost of living in Sendai is 26% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5094th and 6460th ($1069 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 242nd and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$4833

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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

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195