Sendai vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2676
$4625
🏠 One person rent
$435
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1888
$3476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
83
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.06M
633K

The cost of living in Sendai is 46% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5132nd and 1961st ($1055 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 5th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 156th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.36
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.01%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5986
$15338

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1670
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1661
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1637
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1650
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1542
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1633
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1625
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1610
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1618
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1837
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1436
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1623
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1529
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1619
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1205
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1696
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1609
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1599
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1668
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1599
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1530
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1596
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1647
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1618
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1581