Sendai vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$4487
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1952
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$3539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
1.06M
985K

The cost of living in Sendai is 44% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4890th and 1883rd ($1111 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 2nd in Japan and Sweden, respectively. Check Japan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 91st and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Stockholm

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Sendai Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$24.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$7335

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1638
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1637
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1602
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1604
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1460
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1274
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1338
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1164
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1285
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1463
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1275
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1347
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1209
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1363
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1510
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1593
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1373
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1259
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1544
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1415
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1591
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1546
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1417
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1443
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1331
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1151
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1407
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$923
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1571
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1525
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1267
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1468
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1325
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1328