Sendai vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$402
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
1.06M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sendai is 47% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5135th and 6811th ($1026 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 11th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 603rd and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tehran

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Sendai Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569