Sendai vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1348
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$2367
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$3072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
79
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
1.06M
568K

The cost of living in Sendai is 55% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5585th and 1407th ($1010 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 17th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2145th and 49th 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
$5.58
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$5.87
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$12497

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798