Sendai vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3832
🏠 One person rent
$414
$821
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1405
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$2188
😷 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 37% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 5531st and 3619th ($1007 vs $1594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1st in Japan and Estonia, respectively. Check Japan vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Tallinn. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 2040th and 357th 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
$5.41
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$6.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$3587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$25.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$7.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$10559

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1455
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1970
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1974
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$1085
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1597
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1843
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1391
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1698
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1673
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1179
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1521
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1054
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1535
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1419
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1220
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1478
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1529
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1079
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1560
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1533
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1531
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1225
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1383
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1081
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$938
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1482
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1407
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1439
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1370
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1492