Sendai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sendai	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1055	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2676	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$435	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1888	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	5
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.06M	115K

The cost of living in Sendai is 150% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5132nd and 8915th ($1055 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 324th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sendai compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 156th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Thimphu

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	Sendai	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.5	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.01%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2230	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1285	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.31	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.2	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5986	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300