Sendai vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sendai	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1055	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$435	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1888	$2620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.06M	1.23M

The cost of living in Sendai is 3% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 5132nd and 5342nd ($1055 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 49th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 2.6 months in Suwon. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 156th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Suwon

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	Sendai	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.01%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2230	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1285	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5986	$21003

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038