Sendai vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$414
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$910
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
48
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
1.06M
389K

The cost of living in Sendai is 20% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5531st and 4610th ($1007 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1st in Japan and Albania, respectively. Check Japan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 2040th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tirana

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Sendai Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030