Sendai vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$3483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
1.06M
2.79M

The cost of living in Sendai is 60% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5135th and 571st ($1026 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 6th 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 66th best city to live in Japan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 603rd and 36th 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
$5.28
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$18837

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Cities near Sendai

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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190