Sendai vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$459
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.79M

The cost of living in Sendai is 57% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4890th and 656th ($1111 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 5th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 91st and 52nd 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
$6.64
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$18156

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085