Sendai vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$414
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
74
96
🏙️ Population
1.06M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sendai is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5531st and 3273rd ($1007 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Ranked 228th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 2040th vs 9th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Tokyo

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Sendai Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006