Sendai vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$4764
🏠 One person rent
$414
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$2137
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$3073
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
79
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
1.06M
568K

The cost of living in Sendai is 52% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5531st and 1777th ($1007 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 28th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 2040th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Surrey

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Sendai Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$12113

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2295
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2100
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2505
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2247
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2420
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1953
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2523
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1869
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1840
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2081
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2427
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2690
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2580
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2661
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2727
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2709
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2714
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2736
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2728
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2782
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2734
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1855
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2749
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3012
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3602
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3183
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2479
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3164
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2884
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2843
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2797