Sendai vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$2696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
80
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
1.06M
568K

The cost of living in Sendai is 54% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4890th and 890th ($1111 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 10th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 91st and 138th 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
$6.64
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$12698

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655