Sendai vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$416
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$4145
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
99
😀 Quality of life
74
98
🏙️ Population
1.06M
5.45M

The cost of living in Sendai is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5585th and 348th ($1010 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2145th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Sydney

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Sendai Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$7.36
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$21946

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Cities near Sendai

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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864