Sendai vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$459
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
1.06M
527K

The cost of living in Sendai is 42% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4890th and 6502nd ($1111 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 0.9 months in Skopje. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 91st and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191