Sendai vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$416
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
22
😀 Quality of life
74
62
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.96M

The cost of living in Sendai is 22% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5585th and 4578th ($1010 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 9th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 2145th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tijuana

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Sendai Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$4857

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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
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667