Sendai vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$4383
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1834
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$3327
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
1.06M
979K

The cost of living in Sendai is 48% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5135th and 1837th ($1026 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Stockholm. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 603rd and 21st 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
$5.28
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$30.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$7816

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2032
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1650
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1688
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1512
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1348
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1271
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1263
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1210
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1228
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1420
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1276
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1342
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1203
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1345
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1783
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$2283
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1396
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1246
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1480
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1465
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1532
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1483
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1528
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1395
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1265
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1080
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1411
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$893
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1336
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1438
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1261
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1487
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1262
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1382