Sendai vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$460
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1402
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$1941
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
72
57
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.06M
458K

The cost of living in Sendai is 33% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 5094th and 3511th ($1069 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 1st in Japan and Estonia, respectively. Check Japan vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 242nd and 345th 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
$6.27
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$8113

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1372
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1947
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1937
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$999
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1566
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1881
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1383
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1655
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1611
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1184
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1561
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1041
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1589
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1394
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1174
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1516
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1521
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1064
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1545
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1524
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1192
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1561
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1083
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$928
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1476
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1422
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1437
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1353
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1503