Sendai vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$460
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
90
99
🏙️ Population
1.06M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sendai is 37% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5094th and 3130th ($1069 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ranked 7th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 242nd vs 4th 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
$6.27
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$14795

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961