Sendai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$459
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
1.06M
115K

The cost of living in Sendai is 187% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4890th and 9013th ($1111 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 91st and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$691

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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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284