Sendai vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$2134
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$619
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
1.06M
985K

The cost of living in Sendai is 53% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5094th and 1273rd ($1069 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 1st in Japan and Sweden, respectively. Check Japan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 242nd and 33rd 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
$6.27
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$7.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$15313

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Cities near Sendai

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 Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1968
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1742
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1940
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1779
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1661
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1681
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1650
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1592
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1446
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1494
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1325
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1390
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1325
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1530
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1312
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1289
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1801
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1516
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1460
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1524
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1551
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1545
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1521
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1586
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1542
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1353
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1192
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1528
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$968
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1589
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1566
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1397
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1598
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1363
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1482