Sendai vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$416
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$2676
😷 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 41% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5585th and 3249th ($1010 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ranked 169th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 2145th vs 8th 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
$5.58
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$29.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$16728

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Cities near Sendai

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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005