Sendai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$402
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
78
36
🏙️ Population
1.06M
79.2K

The cost of living in Sendai is 127% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5135th and 8761st ($1026 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd 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 months in Thimphu. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 603rd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$701

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288