Sendai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$416
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
1.06M
115K

The cost of living in Sendai is 145% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5585th and 8957th ($1010 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2145th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285