Sendai vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$402
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$616
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
1.06M
418K

The cost of living in Sendai is 2% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5135th and 5302nd ($1026 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1st in Japan and Albania, respectively. Check Japan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 603rd and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.61
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$4444

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009