Sendai vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$402
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$903
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
26
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
1.06M
88.3K

The cost of living in Sendai is 21% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5135th and 6217th ($1026 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1st in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 2 months in Suva. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 603rd and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Suva

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Sendai Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$9729

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Suva

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Nasinu
$824
114 km or 71 mi Nadi
$752
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$599
745 km or 463 mi Nukualofa
$974
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$978
1072 km or 666 mi Vaiaku
$574
1073 km or 667 mi Funafuti
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$1841
1112 km or 691 mi Manase
$594
1145 km or 711 mi Apia
$594
1233 km or 766 mi Luganville
$2943
1328 km or 825 mi Dumbea
$1597
1332 km or 827 mi Noumea
$1648
1335 km or 830 mi Paita
$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi Whangarei
$1388
2086 km or 1296 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
2112 km or 1312 mi Auckland
$2279
2121 km or 1318 mi Waitakere
$1960
2125 km or 1320 mi Manukau
$1994
2148 km or 1335 mi Pukekohe
$1643
2180 km or 1355 mi Auki
$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi Tauranga
$1754
2206 km or 1371 mi Hamilton
$1701
2216 km or 1377 mi Honiara
$1425
2234 km or 1388 mi Rotorua
$1200
2253 km or 1400 mi South Tarawa
$491
2283 km or 1419 mi Gisborne
$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi Taupo
$1563
2306 km or 1433 mi Avarua
$1071
2325 km or 1445 mi Yaren
$744
2364 km or 1469 mi New Plymouth
$1346
2379 km or 1478 mi Napier
$1207
2397 km or 1490 mi Hastings
$1113
2446 km or 1520 mi Whanganui
$1454
2486 km or 1545 mi Palmerston North
$1365
2553 km or 1586 mi Masterton
$1230
2554 km or 1587 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
2580 km or 1603 mi Porirua
$1777
2589 km or 1608 mi Lower Hutt
$1887