Sendai vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$460
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$3342
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
86
😀 Quality of life
90
99
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.79M

The cost of living in Sendai is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5094th and 918th ($1069 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 2nd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Toronto

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Sendai Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$17676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043