Sendai vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$402
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
78
100
🏙️ Population
1.06M
14M

The cost of living in Sendai is 34% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5135th and 3238th ($1026 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Ranked 66th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 603rd vs 1st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063