Sendai vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$414
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
1.06M
8.69M

The cost of living in Sendai is 58% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5531st and 7691st ($1007 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 7th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2040th and 5219th 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
$5.41
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$2402

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466