Sendai vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$4002
🏠 One person rent
$416
$852
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1436
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
1.06M
458K

The cost of living in Sendai is 40% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 5585th and 3311th ($1010 vs $1683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 1st in Japan and Estonia, respectively. Check Japan vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 2145th and 390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tallinn

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Sendai Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$94.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$213
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$5557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$3701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$9251

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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 Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1448
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1990
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2062
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$1021
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1606
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1927
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1406
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1693
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1659
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1214
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1578
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1083
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1583
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1426
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1232
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1514
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1568
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1111
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1597
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1571
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1567
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1230
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1474
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1108
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$944
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1514
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1445
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1471
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1383
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1516