Sendai vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3442
🏠 One person rent
$459
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1325
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$1738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
56
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
1.06M
458K

The cost of living in Sendai is 23% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 4890th and 3932nd ($1111 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in Japan and Estonia, respectively. Check Japan vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 91st and 323rd 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
$6.64
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$7079

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1278
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1936
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2023
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$973
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1525
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1782
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1363
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1532
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1102
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1453
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$966
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1571
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1534
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1120
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1416
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1546
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$979
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1591
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1453
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1544
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1151
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1447
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$846
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$893
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1469
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1527
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1499
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1331
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1467