Sendai vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1408
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$2484
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$2682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
79
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.06M
568K

The cost of living in Sendai is 53% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5094th and 1272nd ($1069 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 13th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 146th 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
$6.27
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2325
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1952
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2457
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2172
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2379
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1987
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2443
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1842
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1791
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2079
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2414
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2644
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2480
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2603
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2649
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2632
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2655
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2678
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2669
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2723
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2730
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1812
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2674
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2907
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3269
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3162
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2525
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3313
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2812
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2851
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2741