Sendai vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1416
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$2368
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$3839
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
1.06M
985K

The cost of living in Sendai is 60% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5585th and 849th ($1010 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 1st in Japan and Sweden, respectively. Check Japan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 2145th and 23rd 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
$5.58
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$8.23
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$28.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$17693

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2065
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1827
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1840
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1914
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1702
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1741
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1831
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1651
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1547
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1603
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1398
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1337
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1423
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1311
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1631
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1397
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1579
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1370
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1884
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1594
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1562
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1567
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1597
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1568
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1691
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1641
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1383
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1230
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1581
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$994
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1583
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1606
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1481
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1701
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1375
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1516